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President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. economy is growing "way too slow" but that leaders at a world summit have made progress at getting their countries on firmer footing.

Although employers are having difficulty in finding specialized talent and staying competitive, 43 percent of employers continue to recruit for potential job candidates before positions are even available, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.

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The toll of the recession and Florida's high unemployment rate will hit businesses next year as they will have to pay higher unemployment taxes.

Todays human resources professionals are asked to do more than ever. Between managing employee relations, benefits and work force numbers, many HR professionals are feeling overwhelmed.

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign that the job market is slowly healing. Weekly applications fell 9,000 to 397,000, only the third time since April that the figure has dropped below 400,000.