Tag: Jobs

Bruce Peacock & TRG Manufacturing Complete Successful Chief Operations Officer (COO) Search

Richmond, VA Sept 2017 – Bruce Peacock and The Manufacturing Search Division of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Chief Operations Officer search for a manufacturer of therapeutic equipment. This company has…

Consumer Confidence Remains High for September

Rebounding slightly in September, US Manufacturing continues to maintain the mildly positive pace that it’s been on all year.  Obviously, certain industries are doing better that others, but consumer confidence continues to rise.  Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at…

New Jobs and 95.1% Employment Rate for July

US unemployment held steady at 4.9% for July with 255,000 new jobs added for the month.  While we continue to deal with the fallout from the ups and downs of the oil & gas industry, international currency fluctuations, and national…

Employment Stays Strong in June

Summer’s here and so are new jobs for 287,000 Americans.  This is the largest single monthly job gain since October 2015.  After taking into account the Labor Department’s slightly downward revision of the estimates for April and May, these numbers…

Unemployment Sneaks Down To 4.9%

While global economic fluctuations sent the stock market on a wild ride in January, the US unemployment rate dropped another 0.1% to 4.9%, which is its lowest level since February 2008. Economists are projecting some more wage and inflation pressure…

Manufacturing A Bit Sluggish In November

Reports are showing that the overall US economy grew for the 78th consecutive month, but US manufacturing has slowed a bit during the last couple of months. The recent ISM manufacturing index said that manufacturing numbers contracted in November for…

US Down To 5% Unemployment

Manufacturing has been flat the last couple of months, but the overall economy seems to be doing well. We are now at 5% unemployment which is considered the threshold for full employment by the Fed and many private economists. This…