Salaries Trending Up Again US unemployment edged down to 5.5% in February. Manufacturers added over 8000 new jobs. Even as the strength of the US Dollar has cut into global profits, there continues to be an increase in new orders…
Author: Bruce Peacock
The War For Talent Is Heating Up
The War For Talent is Heating Up 2014 was the strongest year for job gains in the US since 1999, and job openings data shows that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills are in high demand among employers. Unemployment…
More Good Economic News
December 2014 was another good month. US unemployment figures edged down in December from 5.8% to 5.6%, and US Manufacturing ended the year strong with an increase in activity. With continued growth in consumer sales and production demands along with…
Best Year for Job Growth in Last 15 years
2014 is on track for its strongest year of job creation in the US since 1999. The labor Department reported that November was strongest month of hiring in the US since January 2012. They also revised their numbers for September…
US Unemployment Is At a 6 Year Low
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported this month that employment in US manufacturing grew in October for the 16th consecutive month, registering 55.5 percent, which is an increase of 0.9 percent above the September reading of 54.6 percent. Overall,…
TRG Manufacturing Division announces another successful search
Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Maintenance Manager search for an industry leading commercial equipment manufacturer. This person will be responsible for managing and…
Beware The Fear of Change
Unemployment was down below 6% in September for the first time in six years. That’s making it harder for many employers to land their “first choice” candidates. The unemployment rate fell last month because more people were getting jobs, not…
TRG Manufacturing Division announces another successful search
Bruce Peacock & The Manufacturing Search Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of an General Manager search for an industry leading manufacturer of specialty polymer products. This person will be responsible for…
August Was Another Good Month for Manufacturing!
Manufacturing in the US expanded in August and employment in manufacturing grew at its fastest pace since March 2013. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity rose to 59.0 from 57.1 the month before. …
Manufacturing Sector in the US Continued Expanding in July
US Manufacturing grew again in July for the 14th consecutive month. According to a report issued by the Institute for Supply Management the July PMI registered 57.1%, which is an increase of 1.8% from June’s reading of 55.3%. The new…