The number of jobs added in May 2016 was “shockingly low” according to NPR business editor Marilyn Geewax. Economists state that average job growth rate is below average, increasingly so over the past 3 months. Job growth is also below…
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Cautious Optimism Over Lower Unemployment Numbers
“The economy is on track to grow more than 2% in the second quarter, powered by rising home sales and steady consumer spending on an array of other goods and services.” Overall US unemployment is down to 4.7% which is…
Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Division Completes Successful Engineering Search
Richmond, VA May 2016 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Continuous Improvement Engineer search for an industry leading commercial equipment manufacturer. This person…
April Is Slow Growing
Spring is here, but cooler temperatures and rainy weather seem to have slowed down normal seasonal trends. “Slight growth” is probably the best way to describe the growth for U.S. manufacturers in April. The upside is that the overall US…
Zach Price & TRG Manufacturing Complete Successful Search
(Richmond, VA) April 22, 2014 – The Richmond Group USA is excited to announce the successful completion of a search for a Lead Electrical Engineer in Richmond, VA. Our client, a global manufacturing of specialty ingredients, plans to start construction…
Zach Price and TRG Chemicals Announce Completion of Successful Engineer Search
(Richmond, VA) April 4, 2014 – The Richmond Group USA is pleased to announce the successful completion of a search for Corporate Process Engineer in Kansas City, Kansas. Our client, an integrated manufacturer of specialty chemicals, is executing their aggressive…
What’s Your Plan?
In the years heading into “the Great Recession, a major concern for businesses was the coming brain drain, which would be caused by Boomers retiring in droves from the workplace, and taking with them their vast technical skills, historical knowledge,…
Manufacturing Trends heading in to Q2
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, Manufacturing employment took a dip in March by 29,000 jobs. Two big stories at the end of March continue to be economic growth and personal consumption growth, yet American manufacturing continued to deal with…
US Manufacturing Showed Signs of Rebounding in February
After reporting some contraction over the last five months, US manufacturing activity in February showed signs of a bounce back in the most recent ISM Manufacturing index. “Brad Holcomb, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Survey Business Committee, said in an…
Don’t Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good
As the 1st Quarter of 2016 begins to draw to a close, the life science market continues to remain exceedingly tight. Today, the overall economy added 242,000 jobs surpassing economists’ most optimistic forecasts. The overall unemployment rate has dropped to…