US jobs recovery may be impeded by debt issues in Washington
Hiring will continue in 2014, but cautiously, according to CareerBuilder’s Annual Job Forecast.
The forecasters added that debt issues among US lawmakers may continue to...
Pay workers more, says CBI, UK
John Cridland, head of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), says British companies should pay workers more and offer them better opportunities so that...
Millions of Americans will lose their unemployment benefits
Millions of Americans will be losing their unemployment benefits.
Lawmakers in Congress failed to extend an emergency federal program for the jobless assistance scheme.
The jobless assistance scheme...
Raising minimum wage would lift 27.8 million workers, USA
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would lift the standard of living of 27.8 million American workers, according to a new study of the...
UK companies positive on job creation
More than half of UK companies say they expect to create new jobs, the first time since the start of the Great Recession, according...
US labor productivity rises 3%
Non-farm US labor productivity in the business sector rose by an annualized rate of 3% during Q3 2013, according to the US Bureau of...
Unionized women command higher wages, US report
A new report reveals that unionized women - US female workers who belong to or are represented by unions - are paid significantly more...
US labor market remains weak, despite positive jobs report
Despite a report released by the Bureau of Labor statistics showing that unemployment fell to 7% in November, from 7.3% in October and that...
Job openings at one third number of job seekers, USA
In September there were 3.9 million job openings and 11.3 million people looking for work, a ratio of 2.9-to-1, according to the Job Openings...
US college graduates face mixed job market
College graduates in the United States face a mixed job market, according to the latest Recruiting Trends annual report from Michigan State University (MSU).
While...