Tag Archives: Unemployment

Technology companies such as Google, Amazon Web Services and Accenture are helping states address website crashes, busy phone lines and other issues as they process unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Laura Carmack, vice president of human resources at SAP National Security Services and VP of recruitment at the NS2 Serves nonprofit organization, has said she believes industry needs to take more measures to help address the gap in veteran unemployment. Carmack wrote in a guest op-ed piece published Friday on …

The U.S. economy added 222,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate held at 4.4 percent, according to a government report Friday. Job growth has averaged approximately 180,000 per month in 2017, slightly above the 187,000 mark in 2016.Wages remained stagnant, rising only a sluggish 0.2 percent. Hourly earnings on …

Fewer workers received unemployment benefits at the end of April than at any other time in the last 28 years, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, and when the last four weeks are taken into account, total unemployment benefit claims are at their lowest rate since 1974. . There were only 236,000 …

A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report says that the July national unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent and about 0.9 percentage points lower than the jobless rate recorded during the same month last year. Nonfarm payrolls were up in 34 U.S. states and down in 16 states plus the District …

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonfarm payroll employment in the U.S. increased by 280,000 during May and unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent. BLS said in its latest jobs report released Friday the unemployment rate has been stable since February alongside the number of unemployed persons, with the long-term unemployed number at 2.5 …

The Georgia Department of Labor has started adopting an Information Builders business intelligence tool to help monitor the progress of Employ Georgia, a statewide program that intends to help unemployed individuals find jobs. The state department’s workforce solutions unit also uses the WebFOCUS platform to transmit labor statistics and trends to state …

Employment data from the Labor Department suggests the economy in the Washington area is regaining growth traction after a slowdown due in part to a harsh winter, the Washington Post reported Friday. Sarah Halzack writes that DOL statistics released Friday show that D.C., Maryland and Virginia created a total of …

 The Labor Department estimates that businesses in the U.S. added about 204,000 jobs in October, the Longview, Texas News-Journal reported Saturday. Lynne Sladky writes that the department also found unemployment rose to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent but cited furloughs of federal employees during the 16-day shutdown as the likely …

IBM will donate $400,000 in services to Buffalo, N.Y. through the company’s Smarter Cities program and will aim to help the city connect people ages 16 through 24 to jobs in the region, the Buffalo News reports. Jill Terreri writes 400 hundred cities around the world have applied for a …

Information technology unemployment rates are half the national average at around 4.4 percent, according to this month’s issue of the Dice Report. The numbers correlate with the high demand for skilled individuals in the IT field, with certain openings out-accelerating the growth of the IT workforce. Demand is greatest for …

Human Resource departments struggling to fill vacancies scoff when they hear no one is hiring. It’s not that companies aren’t hiring, HR professionals claim. It’s that few applicants have the necessary skills and experience. ManpowerGroup released its annual Talent Shortage Survey today, confirming what HR directors have been saying. Survey …

Unemployment rates are back up, gas prices hit a pocketbook pounding high and the national deficit continues to rise. Experts say the economy is sputtering toward a recovery and jobs are available. The unemployed scoff at that assessment. Clearly, the nation is suffering a disconnect somewhere. In the spirit of …

March marked a continued easing in jobless numbers. The Labor Department announced today the unemployment rate dropped to 8.8 percent, with 216,000 jobs added. The numbers paint a bright picture, but for many of the unemployed things still look pretty bleak. Being told there are jobs available isn’t the same …