Source: March BLS jobs report The United States’ private sector generated over 192,000 jobs in March. Although the sector’s total job creation was not nearly high enough to lower the national unemployment rate, a majority of economists were encouraged by the figures. This growth revealed a milestone of job creation, as private sector jobs added in March […] Read Article “March BLS Jobs Report: Industry Review”
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March BLS Jobs Report Shows Economy Added 192,000 Jobs
Source: BLS The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March 2014 unemployment report, which shows an overall gain of 192,000 jobs and the unemployment rate holding at 6.7%. This data shows that employers are ramping up their hiring and that the winter slowdown was only temporary. In addition, revisions to prior months showed that January added […] Read Article “March BLS Jobs Report Shows Economy Added 192,000 Jobs”
Handling Rejection After a Job Interview
It happens to the best of us. Being rejected for a position is never a pleasant experience. It’s flat out tough. What went wrong? What could you have done differently? Was this the right position for you? Did you have the right set of skills for the job? Those are all questions that job seekers […] Read Article “Handling Rejection After a Job Interview”
Latest BLS Regional & State Unemployment Figures Released
Source: BLS In February, the U.S. unexpectedly added 175,000 jobs to the economy — which was the first time since November that more than 129,000 jobs were added. The majority of U.S. states followed suit to the national surge. In total, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and decreased in 17 states, plus the District […] Read Article “Latest BLS Regional & State Unemployment Figures Released”
A Closer Look At The February BLS Jobs Report
Source: BLS jobs report For the first time since last November, the nation’s private sector gained over 150,000 jobs in February. Although the sector’s total job creation – 162,000 – was not large enough to lower the national unemployment rate, a majority of economists were pleasantly surprised by the figures. In addition, public sector employment ticked […] Read Article “A Closer Look At The February BLS Jobs Report”
Call Center Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.
In the 1980s and 1990s, approximately 600,000 call center jobs were outsourced overseas. Lately, however, they have started to come back. This is great news for American job seekers and businesses alike—there were more than 100,000 positions created in call centers throughout the country between 2010 and 2012, and companies are generating better business results. […] Read Article “Call Center Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.”
February BLS Report Surprises, Adds 175,000 Jobs to Economy
Source: BLS The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February 2014 unemployment report which shows an overall gain of 175,000 jobs and the unemployment rate inching backup to 6.7%. This data surprised most experts, who forecasted around 150,000 jobs being added. In addition, revisions to prior months showed that December 2013 added 84,000 jobs — […] Read Article “February BLS Report Surprises, Adds 175,000 Jobs to Economy”
Team USA Skeleton Athlete Morgan Tracey and the USOC Athlete Career Program
In today’s USOC Athlete Career Program video, Team USA skeleton athlete Morgan Tracey talks about her sport, her life off the track, and her partnership with the USOC Athlete Career Program, sponsored by Adecco. When she isn’t training on the ice, Morgan is an AmeriCorps volunteer, a wild land firefighter and also works as a […] Read Article “Team USA Skeleton Athlete Morgan Tracey and the USOC Athlete Career Program”
STEM Skills Essential to Driving Innovation
An analysis of each state was recently conducted by Bloomberg Rankings on the focus of several innovation factors, including: the number of STEM workers, research-and-development spending, the percentage of public tech companies, and patent approvals. Based on those and other factors, Washington was named the most innovative state in America. Check out this infographic and […] Read Article “STEM Skills Essential to Driving Innovation”
BLS Regional and State Annual Averages Report For 2013 Released
Source: BLS In 2013, as evidenced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Regional and State Unemployment — 2013 Annual Averages” report, the unemployment rate decreased in 43 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia. It rose in only 2 states, and remained unchanged in 5 states. On average, the national rate fell 0.7 percent from the […] Read Article “BLS Regional and State Annual Averages Report For 2013 Released”