Some of you may recall the other day that we had talked about an increase in the number of layoffs happening this year, when compared to the numbers for 2010. It painted a pretty gloomy picture of the things yet to come as 2011 winds down to a close. Well, it looks like some good [...]
Continue reading...21. November 2011
In most of the country the employment prospects are bleak at best. For anyone who has been reading the papers, or looking for a job in the last few years, this is not really news at all. Some states have jobless numbers that are alarmingly high. Here is a look at the 10 worst off [...]
Continue reading...8. November 2011
Seasonal jobs used to be a way that a person could pick up a couple of quick bucks for the holiday season, or a way that a kid could get a look at the world of work without having to commit to a position that spanned the whole of the school year. In the more [...]
Continue reading...4. October 2011
In August, 56 troopers in the state of Connecticut were laid off in order to help the state to balance its budget. The troopers, all of whom were rookies at the time of the lay offs, were given their jobs back this week. The reason for the re-hiring is the savings to the budget from [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2010
Having already averaged 10 “mass layoffs” of 50 or more employees per month across the nation, hospitals have experienced a jump to 16 such layoffs in the month of October. This year is keeping tempo with the record 152 mass layoffs in 2009 experienced by hospitals. In October alone, 9,898 requests were made for unemployment [...]
Continue reading...23. August 2010
Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based placement firm, has just released a report surveying the current job market. Contrary to public sentiment, the firm reports that there are various trends that show signs of a significant job market recovery. Among those signs is a boost in new jobs as well as a slowing in [...]
Continue reading...10. August 2010
Oakland police officers have come to an agreement that will not only prevent layoffs, but one that will rescind 80 layoffs that were laid off. 122 further layoffs have been avoided as the Oakland Police Officers Association agreed to pay an addition seven percent toward their pension funds. The association made the agreement with City [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2010
Today, General Motors and Bright Automotive announced a new partnership, reports the Herald Bulletin. The alliance between the Anderson, Indiana-based manufacturer and one of America’s big three auto makers could create as many as 6,000 new jobs, although where and when those jobs are to appear is still uncertain. Hoosiers are hoping the jobs stay [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2010
Bloomberg Businessweek: JPMorgan & Chase has plans to open 10 new Chase branches throughout the northern Atlanta metropolitan area by the end of 2010, with another 35 coming by the end of 2012. Construction is already under way on eight of the initial ten and the company predicts adding some 350 jobs over the course [...]
Continue reading...26. July 2010
Webster City, located in the heart of Iowa, will be soon be quietly rolling out electric cars, as many as 2,500 of them a week, reports The Des Moines Register. Ames-based Envision Motor Company has plans to open a new facility in Webster, creating some 300 jobs. This is welcome news for a town that [...]
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2. December 2011
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