The latest BLS report came out Friday, and it’s no more promising than it has been all year. Worse, there are indications that the workforce continues to contract, meaning top performers are in high demand. The basic statistics for August …
Since it’s the first Friday of September, our news recap wouldn’t be the same without an overview of the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers for August. Last month, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000, and the unemployment rate edged …
Many families escape to their favorite vacation spots the first week of August, and that’s a good thing — according to The Atlantic, breaks from the office are good for productivity. If you were lucky enough to be swimming, sightseeing, …
With the Fourth of July and the BLS unemployment outlook crammed into a three-day span, you might still be recovering from the whirlwind that was last week. To help you catch up, here’s a recap of some of the recruiting …
It’s always a big day for workforce news when the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its monthly jobs report. Today is no exception. The BLS reported an increase of 120,000 jobs in nonfarm payroll employment in March — the …
With March Madness officially starting on Tuesday, I’m sure many of you spent time this week studying tapes, reviewing stats, and researching past tournament performance in order to put together that one lucky bracket (or five). NCAA bracketology is a …
In my opinion, watching the jobs numbers on a month to month basis is sort of like a child watching the thermometer early in the morning on a March day, hoping that with each passing minute the mercury will climb …
Which Super Bowl commercial still has you laughing? For me, it’s a tie between Sketchers’ speedy Mr. Quiggly and the dog shaping up to chase after the new Volkswagen Beetle. Cute canines aside, Chrysler took a more serious approach to …
Today’s BLS employment report offers a number of reasons for cautious optimism regarding the strengthening economy. The challenge for many companies is balancing this optimism with the reality of the resources and costs for finding and keeping good, skilled workers. …
Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December, down from 8.6 percent in November and the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009. An even stronger finish to the year …
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