November Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) report

November 2009 - Though the U.S. unemployment rate likely will continue to climb for the next few months, HR professionals in the manufacturing and service sectors expect hiring in November 2009 to surpass levels reached one year ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) latest Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey. Read more

Monthly Job Losses Coming to an End

November 10, 2009 - The Conference Board is predicting that the monthly job losses that have hammered U.S. workers since January 2008 will end early next year. The Board’s Employment Trends Index rose for the second consecutive month in October, and is now at 89.3, up 0.7 percent from the revised September figure. It’s still down significantly from a year ago, when the index was 104.5. Read more

U.S. Jobless Rate Hits Double Digits

November 6, 2009 - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches. Read more

Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits

November 5, 2009 - As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives acted quickly to pass legislation (H.R. 3548) that will extend unemployment benefits for up to 20 additional weeks. The House voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 5, 2009, to pass the legislation that the Senate approved with a unanimous vote just one day before. Read more

2009 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

November 4, 2009 - This year’s release of the 2009 100 Best Companies to Work For® list provides welcome and much needed good news to employees, employers, and the broader public. The workplaces represented on this year’s list have, on average, 90% of their employees saying that their organizations are great places to work. Read more

No Celebrations Yet: A Lot More Needs to Happen Before Growth in Jobs Returns

November 4, 2009 - The economy grew 3.5% in the last quarter, signaling a definite end to the recession and the start of a recovery. That’s great news, but look closer and it doesn’t seem that there’s much to celebrate yet. Six-tenths of a percent came from spending by the federal government and another 2.2% from residential construction and auto purchases. Read more

Who's hiring this week

November 2, 2009 - Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 11/2/09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. Read more

Firms Ready to Hire, Fear Benefits Cost

November 3, 2009 - The U.S. unemployment rate might have hit a 26-year high in September 2009, but many small-business owners are getting ready to hire, according to the results of a survey conducted for Intuit Inc. Almost half (44 percent) of the approximately 1,000 small-business owners who are Intuit Payroll customers that participated in an online survey conducted by Global Strategy Group Sept. 21-30, 2009, reported that they are planning to hire new employees within the next 12 months. At the same time, many of the respondents believe that benefits are essential to attracting new hires but are finding them difficult to afford. Read more

Go Northeast, Young Job Seeker

November 2, 2009 - For college students graduating next spring, there's good news (and bad) on the job front. Worst things first. According to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), company recruiters plan to visit 6.6% fewer campuses and hire 6.9% fewer graduates than last year. Read more

15 Best Places for Green Jobs

October 26, 2009 - Already, the economy is generating about 1.3 million new "green collar" jobs per year, says outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas. By 2030, the number of U.S. jobs directly or indirectly related to energy efficiency and conservation will reach 40 million, according to the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society. Read more

Salaries on the uptick

October 6, 2009 - Although salary increases are at some of their lowest points in recent memory, several studies predict a significant upturn for next year. But, with money still tight, top performers are more likely to see increases than other employees. Read more

The Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Hiring

October 5, 2009 - Here’s where you’ll find (a) the stiffest competition for talent next year and (b) where labor is plentiful. Manpower, the employment services company, compiled the lists using what’s called the “net employment outlook” (NEO) for listed cities. Read more

Most job seekers open to career change

September 28, 2009 - The vast majority of job seekers would consider a career switch in order to secure employment, according to a new Monster Global Poll. The survey by Monster Worldwide Inc. found 89 percent of job seekers surveyed across the United States, Europe and Canada would think about an industry change in their job search because of the tight job market. Read more

20 big companies with a big chance of going bust

September 23, 2009 - In normal times, you’d probably love to land a contract with a big company with a well-recognized name like CBS, Hertz or Goodyear, but right now, watch out: These companies are featured on a list of 20 corporations with marketing capitalization of $1 billion or more that have the highest probability of declaring bankruptcy in the next year, says a release by Audit Integrity. Read more

Overseas assignments rise despite cutbacks

September 16, 2009 - A recent survey of HR executives worldwide reveals that organizations are continuing to send employees around the world for foreign assignments—even as they’ve made cuts in other areas. Why? Because they want to take advantage of business opportunities overseas, according to KPMG LLP’s 2009 Global Assignment Policies and Practices survey released Sept 15, 2009. Read more

More companies go on-line to research candidates

September 1, 2009 - You could end up hiring inappropriate candidates that other companies have already rejected if you aren’t one of the 45% (and rising) of companies that dig for dirt (and gold) on applicants’ social networking sites. The number of hiring managers reviewing a candidate’s musings, photos, updates and tweets on social media sites has doubled compared with a year ago, when only 22% looked online. Read more

Are you in one of the growing (or declining) industries?

August 13, 2009 - It’s survival of the fittest out there. And the U.S. Department of Labor has projections that show which industries offer the most growth potential and which industries will likely fall off the map. The projections, based largely on statistics from a national study conducted by the Monthly Labor Review in 2007, predict these 10 industries will offer the most potential in terms of jobs and salary over the next six years. Read more

Coming of Age for EH&S Professionals

July 1, 2009 - If EH&S professionals are uniquely suited to serve as the corporation's external window on the world, its problem-solvers and visionaries, how can they get management to listen? Having entered a new century, we find that we are no longer in the infancy of the EH&S movement in the United States. Read more

Hot Jobs List Could Point the Way for College Grads

May 31, 2009 - Despite the grim job outlook, however, all is not bleak, according to the University of California San Diego Extension program. Last week, the top academics at Extension came up with a list of a dozen of the “hottest career options for college graduates during the recession.” Read more

Best and Worst Jobs of 2009

January 2009 - Looking for your ideal career? JobsRated.com ranks 200 different jobs, giving you a comprehensive look at the best (and worst) professions you can find. Read more