Online advertised vacancies rose 61,300 in January 2012 to 4,383,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. Nationally, there are 8.8 million more unemployed than advertised vacancies and the Supply/Demand rate stands at 3 unemployed for every vacancy. “The monthly increase for the last 2 months (December and January) averaged 93,000/month, giving [...]
U.S. industrial manufacturers expect continued domestic and international growth in 2012, although forecasts have fallen below 2011 actual growth rates, according to the findings of the Q4 2011 Manufacturing Barometer releasedby PwC US. While uncertainty still prevails and own-company revenue expectations have moderated, optimism about the worldwide economy rose in the fourth quarter of 2011, [...]
The American Academy of Actuaries has identified key policy priorities needed to restore the nation’s fiscal health and financial security, and hopes the president will place these priorities high on his policy agenda this year. There are mounting risks facing important public programs and private systems critical to the nation’s retirement security and financial strength, [...]
Adobe announced findings from its inaugural Adobe Digital Marketing Insights report, designed to provide marketing, e-commerce, and retail executives with critical intelligence about digital marketing. The study evaluated how purchasing behavior is impacted by the device consumers used to visit retail websites. In the study, one of the most comprehensive of its kind, Adobe analyzed [...]