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 i... Read more
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 take... Read more
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 durin... Read more
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 repo... Read more
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 he... Read more
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 reporte... Read more
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 a... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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 th... Read more
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 ava... Read more
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 pic... Read more
SAP NS2’s Laura Carmack: Industry Should Help Transition Military Vets to Civilian Life
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 tak... Read more