The Jobs Bill Passed. Do You Care?
Today, Congress, by a vote of 68-29, passed the Jobs Bill. Just to refresh your memory, the jobs bill promises the following: Businesses that hire unemployed workers will be exempt from paying the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax through December 2010 Businesses that retain these employees for a full year receive an additional $1,000 credit/worker [...]
4,024,000 Jobs Online Now!
For the first time since November 2008 the number of job vacancies listed online is more than 4 million. The rise in jobs is due to the rise in the fortunes of large U.S. firms (78% of the S&P 500 exceeded their profit forecasts). The U.S. economy grew a whopping 5.7% in Q4 2009. It [...]
Cities Where It’s Hardest To Land a Job
Now that you know where the job-finding is easiest, you may as well know where it’s the most challenging. Employers in these cities have posted a decent number of jobs online but the competition among local unemployed people is stiff. TOP 10 TOUGHEST CITIES FOR JOB-HUNTERS (# of unemployed people per 1 posted job) Detroit, [...]
Cities Where Finding A Job is Easiest
Careersthatdontsuck.com is keen on ferreting out pockets of jobs and plotting the most direct route to those jobs for our readers. So, here’s today’s delivery–a list of the 10 markets that have the most jobs and the fewest competitors (unemployed people) for those jobs. TOP 10 CITIES WHERE FINDING A JOB IS EASIEST (# of [...]
5 Companies Where Profits and Hiring Are Up
These companies turned in shiny gains for the quarter and their gain appears to be ours as they are not only adding profits but also jobs. Hormel Medtronic Eaton Vance Allied Healthcare Thor Hearthis post
All Signs Point to Recovery
According to the economic tea leaves, a recovery is still in the offing. Here’s what the tea leaves are telling us: Home prices are up 6.2% Consumer spending is up 0.7%, Personal incomes are up 0.2%, New jobless claims are down 7% Stock markets are up an average of 0.3% (DJIA up 0.2%, S&P up [...]
What’s Behind the 10.2% Unemployment Rate
As expected, the national unemployment rate reached, and then exceeded, 10% in October. The number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million. That’s 8.2 million more unemployed than in December 2007, the start of the recession. Unemployment rates for minorities continued to rise, landing at 15.7% for blacks and 13.1% for Hispanics (up [...]
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