24 Jul CNBC: Oil and Gas Jobs’ Pay is Still Big, But Not Booming
Original article: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/22/oil-and-gas-jobs-pay-is-still-big-but-not...
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20 Jul Job Seekers Shun Relocation As Local Job Markets Improve
Challenger Releases 2015 Midyear Relocation Report Job Seekers Staying Put PUBLISHED July 20, 2015 AS LOCAL JOB MARKETS IMPROVE, JOB SEEKERS SHUN RELOCATION FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions declined in the first half of 2015, suggesting that as the recovery spreads, individuals...
14 Jul June 2015 Teen Employment Update: Gains Fall in June, But Overall Employment at 6-Year High
While the latest employment data show that summer job gains among teenagers were lower than a year ago, overall employment for this population is at its highest level since 2009. The seemingly contradictory data suggest that teenagers are finding employment throughout the year and...
08 Jul CEO CHANGES JUMP 13% IN JUNE TO 102; MIDYEAR TOTAL IS 11% LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO
Published on: Jul 8, 2015 The pace of chief executive officer departures surged in June, with nearly five new announcements each business day. The 102 changes recorded during the month, including notable exits at Boeing, Twitter, and Toys R, Us was the most since January, according to...
02 Jul Silver Lining From This Morning’s Employment Situation Report
Once again, much of the focus on today’s employment situation report fell on the participation rate, which tumbled to 62.6 percent, the lowest since the late 1970s. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals that for the two-thirds of the civilian labor force...
30 Jun 2015 June Job Cut Report: 44,842 Cuts Contribute to Highest Midyear Total in 5 Years
Job cuts increased by about 10 percent in June, as employers announced plans to reduce payrolls by 44,842 workers during the month. Meanwhile, heavier-than-expected downsizing throughout the first half of 2015 pushed the midyear total to its highest level since 2010, according to a...
29 Jun WSJ: Fear of Missing Out Drives M&A Deals
Original Article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/fear-of-losing-out-drives-deal-boom-1435361072 "Through May of this year, there have been about 8,800 announced merger-related job cuts, which translates to an annual pace of about 21,000, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., an outplacement-services and executive-coaching company. That is less than in the last takeover...
22 Jun Road to SHRM: Gearing Up for the Annual Conference & Exposition
Challenger will be posting fun facts all week long about Vegas! Stay tuned, and come check us out in booth 2438....
22 Jun Road to SHRM: Did You Know?
Las Vegas keeps a book of people prohibited from entering, managing or owning a casino. A state that has legalized gambling doesn’t want to risk additional federal regulations. In the early 60s public officials in Nevada were under intense federal pressure to curb the influence...
17 Jun Rise of the Machines: Can Tech Take Over These 5 Jobs?
Are we just a handful of years away from a world ruled by the machines, a la The Terminator? Doubtful, according to employment authority John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. However, he does warn...
12 Jun Come Visit Us At SHRM!
We're putting the #humaninHR at this year's #SHRM2015 conference in #vegas! #outplacement pic.twitter.com/LAcZMGSdzK — ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) June 10, 2015 ...