The 2012 job hunting season is officially open with the new year and the first week back to work. January is always the busiest hiring month of the year thanks to new recruiting budgets being unleashed. “The HR department is about to get busy,” says Chris Russell, founder of AllCountyJobs.com, a regional job board network [...]
Online advertised vacancies dipped slightly by 13,600 in October to 3,933,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. The October drop follows a decline of 44,000 in September and a decrease of 164,000 in August. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.54, indicating there were 3.5 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy [...]
69% of Young Americans say Political Leaders in Washington Do Not Represent Their Interests Generation Opportunity, the new, non-profit, non-partisan organization educating, engaging, and mobilizing young Americans 18-29 years old on the immediate and long-term economic challenges facing the nation, such as the lack of job opportunities and increasing debt and federal spending, is highlighting [...]
Online advertised vacancies were down 99,700 in June to 4,371,500 according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. The June drop partially offsets the rise of 148,800 in May. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.11, indicating there were just over 3 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy in May, the latest monthly [...]