Jobs

Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring

by Erik on December 13, 2009

in Information,Jobs,Markets,Recession,Uncertainty,Unemployment

It should be noted that unemployment “stabilized” in November and if the trend continues, we should see the rebound starting to take place. Lawrence H. Summers, President Obama’s top economic advisor, predicted on Sunday that by the spring the ranks of working Americans will start to grow once again. via Summers Predicts Job Growth by [...]

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Business Round Up

by Erik on December 4, 2009

in Economy,Information,Jobs,Markets,Recession,Technology,Uncertainty,Weekly Roundup

Job Drought in U.S. May Be Near End as Temporary Help, Working Hours Surge — The worst U.S. employment slump in the post-World War II era may be about to end as companies hasten to hire temporary workers and boost hours, according to economists such as John Ryding and Zach Pandl. [Bloomberg] G.E. Makes It [...]

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Jobs Report Is Strongest Since the Start of the Recession

by Erik on December 4, 2009

in Jobs,Markets,Uncertainty,Unemployment

In the strongest jobs report since the recession began two years ago, the nation’s employers all but stopped shedding jobs in November, the government reported on Friday, and they appeared to be on the verge of finally rebuilding the work force. photo credit: pfala

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Teenage Entrepreneurs, Building Their Own Job Engine

by Erik on July 6, 2009

in Economy,Entrepreneurship,Jobs,Recession,Unemployment

Unemployment for 16- to 19-year-olds is at its highest rate since 1992 — at 22.7 percent in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is causing some teenagers to rethink their notion of work and to embrace entrepreneurship. “This is a generation raised to believe they can do anything, and the first to [...]

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Weekly Round Up

by Erik on July 3, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Asia,Business Logic,Economy,Green Tech,IBM,Jobs,Markets,New Tech,Obama,Recession,Technology,Unemployment,Weekly Roundup

For Modest Earners, Relief Repaying Student Loans – Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful. Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program, run by the Department of Education, that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years. Those choosing [...]

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