Stock markets rose on Wednesday of this week after promising economic announcements, including a new effort by central banks to help struggling European economies, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to their...
Archive - December 2011
Small Job Tips That May Set You Above Others
For a lot of job seekers currently navigating through the job market, sending out resumes is the easy part. What really seems to get some job seekers nervous is the interview process. Communication, appearance...
Michigan Working to Better Match Job Seekers With Jobs
Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder believes that in order to lower the 10.6 percent unemployment rate in his state, they need to do a better job of matching job seekers to the demand for jobs. This past Thursday...
Certain Races Hit Harder As Public Sector Shrinks Jobs
The recession and job market has been difficult for everyone, that goes without question. However, economists and government data show that for blacks, the last two years after the recession have been most difficult in...
Unemployment Rate Falls
The Labor Department’s findings for the month of November show great signs of growth in the job market. According to their findings, there were 120,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent...
More Jobs, Lower Pay
There may have been 55,000 jobs created by small businesses in November, but Reuters reports that those jobs came with lower pay and less hours showing that the job market is slowly picking up but still a bit weak...
Auto Jobs Predicted to Spike in the Next Three Years
According to the New York Times, by 2015 the employment in the auto industry will return to prerecession levels with carmakers and suppliers adding 167,000 jobs. The job growth would represent a 28 percent increase from...
2012 GOP Candidates’ Worst Jobs
The Republican candidates for the 2012 presidential nomination were asked by ABC News to confess the worst job they’ve ever had. Rick Santorum and John Huntsman held position where they had to clean toilets. Mitt...
