10 Mar WSJ: A Game Plan for Job Seekers
Original Article: http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304732804579421...
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06 Mar 2014 February Job Cut Report: Announced Layoffs Fall to 41,835
The pace of downsizing declined slightly in the second month of the new year, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to cut payrolls by 41,835 in February. The February total was 7.3 percent lower than the 45,107 job cuts employers announced to kick off 2014,...
27 Feb 2013 Report: Relocation Rises as Housing Stabilizes
The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions climbed to its highest level since 2009, as rising home values and the improving job market made it easier to pull up stakes. Increased mobility among job seekers could help accelerate the recovery and provide...
19 Feb Bloomberg: Teens Spurn Working as School in US Takes Priority
Original Article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-19/teenagers-spurn-working-as-scho...
18 Feb New York Times: Chief Executive Officer Turnover High In January, Report Says
Published on: Feb 18, 2014 Original Article: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/chief-executive-turnover-high-in-...
18 Feb Analysis: Participation Rate Data Largely Skewed by Teens
Much attention has been given to record-low participation rates in the wake of the Great Recession. The latest data indicate that only 62.5 percent of non-institutionalized working age adults are employed or actively seeking employment. The remaining 37.5 percent, so the story goes,...
17 Feb Start-Up Activity Increased 31 Percent in 2013
The percentage of former managers and executives starting their own business rose in 2013 to its highest level since the end of the recession, according to a new survey. The increase in entrepreneurial activity among displaced professionals belies recent trends in the wider labor...
12 Feb 2014 January: CEO Turnover Soars 32 Percent As Year Starts
Published on: Feb 12, 2014 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers surged 32.3 percent in January to its highest level in nearly four years. A total of 131 CEOs left their posts during the month, up from 99 in December, according to a report released Wednesday...
10 Feb WYCC In The Loop: Raising the Minimum Wage
Watch our own SVP Cindi Cervone Carlson discuss wage issues with WYCC's In The Loop! ...
06 Feb 2014 January Job Cut Report: Planned Cuts Surge 50 Percent
After falling to a 13-year low in December, monthly job cuts surged nearly 50 percent to kick off 2014, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to reduce their payrolls by 45,107 in January, according to the latest report on monthly job cuts released Thursday by global...
04 Feb 2013 Tech Report: Tech Sheds 11% of All Job Cuts
After climbing to a three-year high in 2012, planned job cuts announced by firms in the technology sector declined by 32 percent in 2013 as employers focused on hiring in several growing areas, including big data, cloud computing and security, according to a semi-annual report...
30 Jan CNBC: Wall Street Help Wanted Ads to Increase, But with a Catch
Original Article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101366918 Published on: Jan 30, 2014 "The high-flying bonus-filled jobs aren't extinct—but applicants will be hard-pressed to find them at the trading desks of the big Wall Street banks. Now, the mid to senior-level openings are turning up at hedge funds and asset management and private...