Eleven Tril is the equivalent of 9.5 months of our Gross Domestic Product ($14.3 Tril a year), or 2 1/2 months of the world GDP! ($54 Tril). And while we … Read more
Despite The Numbers, This Is A “Different” Kind Of Recession
What’s worse than losing the presidential election? Winning it three days before the unemployment rate jumps to 6.5 percent after the U.S. economy … Read more
More Monster
As we mentioned, Monster moved to the New York Stock Exchange today. A couple of videos from today feature Monster’s CEO Salvatore Iannuzzi. In one … Read more
Healthcare Hot Amid Recession Rot
Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report shows pockets of good news nestled in with the bad. But how much can we rely on the BLS … Read more
How Companies May Respond to the Economy
From October 15 to 24, 2008, Towers Perrin surveyed human resources executives and staff at more than 450 companies, asking what they’re likely to do … Read more
Underemployment at 14-Year High
What is underemployment? According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute, it now affects about 11% of our country’s workers. This includes … Read more
Hefferlin: If Oil Keeps Plunging, Employment Should Pick Up
Jonathan R. Hefferlin, managing director at MRI Dana Point, a former radio commentator and a prescient observer of economic trends, gives his weekend take … Read more
Integrating Labor Market Data into Planning and Recruiting Strategies
Workforce planning uses a blend of hard data, human intelligence, and management intuition to accurately forecast upcoming recruiting needs. While the … Read more