Archive for November 2012
More jobs added to US economy as election ends
Employment Situation Report was released on November 2nd, 2012 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics – only a few days prior to the election yesterday. Even though the report was released a few days after the super storm known as Hurricane Sandy made landfall over the Eastern United States, the storm had no effect on the data. The…
Read MoreBoy Scout scandal leads to better child protection plans
“The more barriers you put up … the harder you make it for the predators,” said Mike Gurtler, a partner at Safe-Wise Consulting in Bar Harbor, Maine. While scouting has expanded its safety measures recently by requiring background screening for all volunteers and staff, the structure is far from perfect. Nonetheless, interviews with child-protection experts…
Read MoreIs a contingent workforce the future of our economy?
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of temporary workers in the workforce has increased by 29 percent since September 2009. During that same period, private jobs grew by less than one percent. Is a contingent workforce the future of our economy? The following infographic illustrates where these new temporary worker positions are being filled. This…
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