Tag Archives: Trends

Hiring to Remain Stable Over 2Q 2013 – April, May and June 2013

Hiring to Remain Stable Over the Next Three Months, According to CareerBuilder’s Second Quarter 2013 Job Forecast CHICAGO, Illinois /PRNewswire/ — Stable hiring is expected for the second quarter as U.S. employers continue to size up a market that is

OFFICIAL Jobs Report – March 2013 was Mini-Disaster … or was it just Mixed Signals?

OFFICIAL Jobs Report – March 2013 was Mini-Disaster The BLS published its jobs report for March 2013 earlier today. Economists had predicted that at least 200,000 jobs would be created even with the impact of Sequestration taken into consideration. No,

JOBS / BLIPS / U.S. Jobless Claims Rise By 28,000 To 4-Month High

JOBS / BLIPS / U.S. Jobless Claims Rise By 28,000 To 4-Month High … The economy will quickly adjust. This is just a reflection of Sequestration’s impact on the economy. … A deeper look at the numbers shows that those

Jobs Report – March 2013 Employment Numbers – an interpretation

JOBS / MAR 2013 / ADP National Employment Report – View Report March 2013 numbers show steady growth for the economy. Considering that Sequestration severely cut spending in some areas, and caused the unemployment rate to jump very significantly in

Three BOOMING Career Fields for career changers

Three BOOMING Career Fields and specific career paths are shown below if you are looking to make a career change. Business and Financial Careers Accountant or Auditor Projected Job Growth From 2010 to 2020: 16% Jobs Added From 2010 to

BIG Data – Data Analysts/Scientists Are in Short Supply

Baseline Magazine reports: From now through 2020, the digital universe will double every two years, according to research from IDC. By then, the total amount of digital data will equal 40,000 exabytes. To put that into context, a single exabyte

Sequestration Impact Outlook Revised – Will claim 1.58M U.S. jobs instead of 2.14M during 2013

JOBS / Sequestration / Virginia to lose just 157,000 not 207,000 jobs … or so says Virginia economist Stephen Fuller who was the primary author and researcher behind the research pushed by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). Still, the impact

JOBS / Trends / Workforce / Employers Conflicted on 2013 Hiring Strategies

Employers Conflicted on 2013 Hiring Strategies BaselineMag.com – Overall, U.S. organizations plan to boost staffing this year, according to a recent survey from Yoh, a workforce-solutions company. But many executives express reservations about a number of headwinds out there, including

Unemployment Rates – Knowing the rate can help you plan your job search strategy

by Bill Golden WGolden@USAJobZoo.com What do ‘unemployment percentage rates‘ mean? One interpretation is based upon how many people are out of work. That is too abstract for many folks to comprehend, as it does not really explain the practical effect

Temporary Jobs – Top Growth Areas Across the USA

CareerBuilder and EMSI Release Top Growth Areas for Temp Jobs Chicago, Illinois /PRNewswire/ — Want to get your foot in the door with a company? Forty percent of employers plan to hire temporary and contract workers in 2013, up from