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…
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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,…
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. …
Employment In Manufacturing Is Heating Up Like The Weather
As the cold and snow eased up across the US in March and April, the market surged as a result of a pent up demand for products and services. Unemployment sank to 6.3 percent in April from 6.7 percent in…
US Manufacturing down slightly in May, so is unemployment
US Manufacturing slowed a bit in May. But this could be a result of some significant weather related issues that have impacted the mid-west over the last month. At the same time, the government has reported that job growth for…
Big data hiring makes big job openings
Over the last few years, the increased value of IT in companies of all kinds has created many jobs in this field.