Category: US News

Qualified Candidates Are Harder to Come By

For many hiring authorities in banking, the second quarter saw a major pickup in the number of interested candidates applying to open positions.  That is a great trend to see from a 10,000 foot view.  As we get closer to…

Tech firms expand Chicago operations

Chicago tech startups have seen great success in the Windy City recently, as a number of firms that operate in the business incubator 1871 have reported growth not only in their production, but in their employment numbers as well.

Manufacturing Thrives in Early 2014

U.S. jobs growth has been impacted by weather in the past two months, thus also suggesting some weakness in the labor market. On a positive note, manufacturing grew faster than projected against Mother Nature. The economy added 175,000 jobs in…

US Manufacturing Improved in February

The January results for US Manufacturing were off pace a bit from what they have been over the last couple of years, but the February numbers showed that things have bounced back again in spite of the bad weather.  The…