Employee Participation

Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 percent in September, official figures showed Wednesday, a sign the economy is deteriorating as governments struggle to get a grip on their three-year debt crisis.

Information-technology workers confidence jumped to 56.8 in the third quarter for an increase of 5.1 points from the second quarter, according to the IT Employee Confidence Index conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Randstad Technologies and Technisource.

Michigan voters will decide next week on a labor-backed ballot proposal that would strengthen municipal workers' union rights, even as some deficit-plagued cities look to cut pay and other benefits negotiated through collective bargaining.

Twenty-two percent of employees are suffering from presenteeism, up three points from 2011, according to the latest StressPulse survey by ComPsych Corp, a provider of employee-assistance programs, behavioral health, wellness, work-life and human resources administration services.

The unemployment rate for workers with disabilities rose to 13.7 percent from 12.9 percent during the third quarter, according to a recent study by Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and Medicare plan selection services.

Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will likely struggle to manage the biggest economic threats he'll face.