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June 2017 employment: US adds 222,000 jobs
The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States increased 0.1% to 4.4%, while the economy added 222,000 jobs, in June. The report also indicated that the number of unemployed persons in the U.S. increased slightly to 7.0 million. The labor force…
Read MoreHow big data can improve your recruitment process
by the year 2020, about 7 megabytes of new information will be created every second for every human being on the planet. This can be sliced and diced, split and segmented, and provide massive value in better understanding…well, anything. HR and recruitment included. In a human-driven business such as recruiting, behavior is a big deal.…
Read MoreMay 2017 employment: US adds 138,000 jobs
The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States remained stable at 4.3%, while the economy added 138,000 jobs, in May. Since January, the unemployment rate has declined by 0.5 percentage point, and the number of unemployed has decreased by 774,000. This is…
Read MoreApril 2017 employment: US adds 211,000 jobs
The #1 challenge for employers in 2017? Finding talent.
The report explores key issues, trends, and underlying business drivers affecting background check programs of U.S. organizations, and compares these findings to survey results over the last decade. The benchmark survey revealed critical insights around the challenge employers are having finding the right talent. Talent acquisition and retention have become a much bigger challenge in the…
Read MoreMarch 2017 employment: US adds 98,000 jobs
February 2017 employment: US adds 235,000 jobs
The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States remained quite steady at 4.7%, while the economy added 235,000 jobs, in February. The report indicated that the number of unemployed persons in the U.S. decreased to 7.5 million in February 2017. Employment…
Read MoreSenate ends reporting requirement for federal contractors
SHRM. The original rule was part of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces regulations. The blacklisting provisions required contractors to disclose in the initial bid process whether they had been the subject of adverse litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings involving any of 14 federal labor laws in the last three years. “The blacklisting rule was…
Read MoreJanuary 2017 employment: US adds 227,000 jobs
The Employment Situation‘ report released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in the United States remained quite steady at 4.8%, while the economy added 227,000 jobs, in January. Both the number of unemployed persons, at 7.6 million, and the unemployment rate, at 4.8 percent, were closely aligned with the…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Labor partners with Amazon to establish a veteran apprenticeship program
ApprenticeshipUSA LEADERS program. To date, more than 200 employers, colleges, and labor organizations have signed on to be ApprenticeshipUSA LEADERS by starting or expanding their own work-based learning programs. Interested in participating? Find more information on the ApprenticeshipUSA LEADERS opportunity here: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/leaders.htm]]>
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