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A majority of U.S. businesses expecting to add jobs in 2013
As the economy shows signs of improving, more employers are planning to make new hires.
Don’t Be Fooled
With the headlines about a more sluggish employment number of 88,000 jobs added and an overall unemployment of 7.6%, most employers think it’s still an employer’s market. The facts, however, are something quite different. As this article states, good talent…
Growing Confidence
The manufacturing sector saw growth in March 2013. Companies that have operated lean over the past several months know they cannot keep up with production goals without burning out their existing staff. The top concern for executives so far in 2013 is…
Unemployment down again
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US unemployment is now down to 7.6%. While the stock market would have liked to have seen more job creation in March, the US economy seems to be hanging on. The Institute…
Wages to remain stable in 2013
Wage growth for private sector workers is expected to show little annual growth.
Wide integration of unmanned aircraft could offer billions in economic opportunity
A study by Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) predicts the unmanned aircraft industry has the potential to add more than 70,000 new jobs by 2018.
The Wage Gap for Female Workers Continued to Widen in 2012
Weekly numbers from 2012 show that the pay gap between men and women has not only stopped shrinking, it has begun to slightly increase.??
More good news for US Employment
It was reported by the U.S. government today that 236,000 jobs were added to the economy in February, and that the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. The gains in employment beat analysts’ forecasts by a wide margin. This reflected some…
New projects poised to create thousands of clean transportation jobs in 2013
Transportation industry professionals could have a wide variety of employment opportunities available in 2013, as more companies are dedicating resources toward clean travel options.