WANTED Technologies is forecasting that the Bureau of Labor Statistics will report a loss of 260,000 jobs in its upcoming June Employment Situation report.
Continue reading...Friday, June 5, 2009
The Labor Department reported that May unemployment reached 9.4 percent, its highest rate in a quarter century.
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 47 percent of workers reported they have taken on more responsibility because of a layoff within their organization.
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
By Vanessa Dennis - It goes without saying that these are formidable times for the talent industry. As companies prune more low-hanging fruit from their recruiting budgets, job boards, recruitment ad agencies, talent software companies, and search firms have been forced to cut jobs, close offices, reduce marketing spend, and rethink the way they do business. It seems we hold our breath as each quarter passes during this interminable recession. One by one, recruiting-focused companies have tallied up their gains and losses, with each placing their own optimistic spin on the future. Have we seen the worst, or is their more hell to come? Let's take a look at who has taken the heaviest of the beatings and who has enjoyed success despite the economic meltdown.
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Planned job cuts announced by U.S. employers totaled 132,590 in April, a 12-percent drop from the 150,411 layoffs recorded the previous month.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
According to a new national survey of more than 2,500 hiring managers by CareerBuilder, one-in-ten employers added "green" jobs in the last 12 months.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I thought slurping maggots or getting married to a stranger in front of millions of people was bad enough, but it appears reality TV has reached an all-time low.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
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