Employed Americans are quitting their jobs at the fastest pace in 16 years, and recent data shows a substantial amount of confidence in the U.S. economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the quits rate rose to 2.2% and 3.2 million Americans left...
Challenger 2017 March Madness Report Published March 1, 2017 While President Trump has stated he will not fill out a bracket for this year’s NCAA tournament beginning March 14th, millions of workers across the country will likely spend company time researching teams and making their picks. This...
Emboldened by favorable employment conditions and the continued availability of low-interest credit, the percentage of job seekers starting their own business increased to a four-year high in the final quarter of 2016. An average of 7.4 percent of job seekers started a business in...
While the economy continues to add jobs at a healthy pace, it appears that more and more of those jobs are with contractors, subcontractors and outsourcing providers that handle an ever-expanding list of corporate functions, including compensation and benefits, information technology, marketing, and, in the...
For the nation’s employers attempting to woo talent in the face of a tightening labor market, millennials most likely figure prominently in recruitment plans. However, companies that rely on the same old heart-shaped box of chocolate to attract talent could find themselves falling short,...
Published on: Jan 31, 2017 Most of the 110 million Americans expected to watch this Sunday’s Super Bowl match-up between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots will do so out of pure enjoyment of the game…and to catch the latest crop of Super Bowl ads,...
COULD SUPER BOWL MONDAY HOLIDAY SAVE OVER A BILLION ON LOST PRODUCTIVITY? Published January 30, 2017 Kraft Heinz’s announcement that all corporate, non-factory workers would get the Monday after Super Bowl off from work and subsequent campaign to make that day a national holiday may be more...
The economy, which continued to gain momentum throughout 2016, is expected to remain strong in 2017. However, the election of Donald Trump, which promises to shake things up in Washington, D.C. and around the country, could have the biggest impact on the job market,...
Does Fantasy Football Sack Productivity? 2014 Fantasy Football Report PUBLISHED ON: AUG 30, 2016 Analyzing the latest metrics, pouring over spreadsheets and personnel files, assessing the potential of team members. Another day at the office? Perhaps. But around this time of year, it’s just as likely to be your...
Challenger Releases Midyear 2016 Relocation Report More Job Seekers Relocating PUBLISHED August 2, 2016 LABOR SHORTAGES COMPEL COMPANIES TO SEEK OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT The percentage of job seekers moving for new employment increased slightly in the first half of 2016, according to new data released by global outplacement consultancy Challenger,...
