As millions of Americans resolve to find work, they may need to take some risks to achieve their goals in 2012

Throughout the last couple weeks, it seems that nearly everyone has had one or more New Year’s resolutions that they would like to fulfill in 2012. However, instead of focusing on usual resolutions such as exercising more regularly or improving their diets, many Americans are determined to achieve more work-related goals this year. Read More »

As economy recovers, turnover begins to creep up

During the economic recession, which began in December 2007, many organizations encountered budget constraints, significant profit losses, and a steady loss of sales and customer loyalty. As a result, companies, large and small, were forced to reduce their employee headcounts and layoff hundreds, or even thousands, of experienced and dedicated workers, some of whom had been working for the same organization for 20 years or more. Read More »

Regional unemployment rates declined considerably from November 2010 to November 2011

On January 4th, the BLS’ very first “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” report of 2012 was published. According to the report’s findings, most of the United States’ metropolitan areas’ unemployment rates decreased in November, based upon a year-to-year comparison. Read More »

As economic progress continued, many industries recorded employment increases in December


As 2011 concluded and millions of Americans celebrated the holiday season, many employers prepared for 2012 by hiring new employees. Read More »