Employee Participation

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in two months, although the figures were skewed in part by Hurricane Isaac.

Over the next year, 80 percent of employees expect to stay with their organizations, a jump from 65 percent in 2011, according to Talent 2020, a new survey by Deloitte Consulting in partnership with Forbes Insights.

A government survey shows about 821,000 U.S. households lost access to basic banking services between January 2009 and June 2011.

While 58 percent of public-sector employees say they are fully engaged in their jobs, another 38 percent of all respondents report being very or somewhat likely to find new employment if working conditions do not improve, according to a survey commissioned by ADP, a provider of human capital management services,...

The massive teacher strike in Chicago offers a high-profile test for the nation's teacher unions, which have seen their political influence threatened as a growing reform movement seeks to expand charter schools, get private companies involved with failing schools and link teacher evaluations to student test scores.

According to ManpowerGroup, a provider of work force solutions, employers should focus on building long-term flexible work models, especially as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the overall August jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent.