Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, though new year forecasts and predictions have to be close seconds. 2016 is no exception. Here’s a … Read more
August Jobs Report Shows Smallest Increase of the Year
Even taking into account the usual summer hiring slowdown, this morning’s jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department can only be called surprising. The … Read more
Don’t Miss These Addictive Interactive Charts Displaying 10 Years of Job Changes
If you want to see what industries and occupations are adding jobs, which are losing, and where they stand, you could you spend a few hours with the Bureau … Read more
May Employment Report Shows Job Creation is Gaining Momentum
Early indications of an anemic May employment report proved unduly pessimistic this morning when the U.S. Labor Department announced 217,000 new jobs were … Read more
Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in February Despite Nasty Weather
Less crippled than economists predicted by the nasty weather that gripped much of the nation last month, the U.S.Department of Labor reported this … Read more
Job Growth Number Worst Since May 2011
The government’s estimates of December’s job growth, projected by most economists to come in at somewhat over 190,000, stunned analysts with the report of … Read more
Employers Add 203,000 Jobs in November as Unemployment Hits 5 Year Low
Unemployment fell to the lowest level in five years in November as employers added 203,000 jobs, demonstrating an economic strength that surprised … Read more
Big Slowdown in Hiring Last Month With Only 88,000 Jobs Created; SHRM Sees Improvement This Month
It is not going to be a good day in the financial markets. The government this morning reported that March saw only 88,000 non-farm jobs added to the U.S. … Read more
December’s 155K New Jobs Are What Economists Expected
The U.S. economy continued to chug along in December, much as economists were expecting, adding 155,000 jobs, while holding unemployment at 7.8 percent. … Read more
U.S. Has Nearly 400k More Jobs Than Initially Thought
If you suspect it’s getting harder every month to recruit the talent you need, the government says you could be right. The U.S. Bureau of Labor … Read more
Could Monster Be a Takeover Target?
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) is being removed from the S&P 500 after losing almost $5 billion in market value in the … Read more
Watch Economic Data for Recruiting Advantage, Says Monster’s Knowledge Officer
The monthly Monster Employment Index, out this morning, showed a slight decline in December. It went from 134 points in November to 130 last month. A … Read more
Sourcers Should Look East
With unemployment rates hovering at record highs of between 8% and 11% in North America and major European countries, coupled with sluggish economic … Read more