Hiring surged, wages slumped and the unemployment rate rose slightly in January, as the first month of the new year and a new administration showed the … Read more
January Job Growth Is Strongest In a Decade
Private sector hiring surged in January, with employers adding 246,000 new jobs, significantly above the 170,000 economists were predicting. It’s the … Read more
What Employers Can Expect In the First Days of the Trump Administration
There are many pieces of legislation or policy matters affecting the employee experience that are likely to be in flux during the first part of Mr. Trump’s … Read more
Do You Know What Business You’re In?
Here is an important question to ask yourself as well as your entire staff: “What business are we really in?” For example: Are you in the trucking business … Read more
Wages Jump As Jobs Grew Modestly In December
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
Hints Emerge About the Future of LinkedIn
With Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn now complete, hints of what the future holds for the business networking site are beginning to emerge. … Read more
Jobs Up 178,000 In November; Unemployment Takes Sharp Drop
U.S. employers added 178,000 new non-farm jobs during November, according to a government employment report that’s only surprise was a sharp decline … Read more
Private Sector Hiring Soared to 216,000 This Month
Private sector hiring soared in November as employers added 216,000 new workers, just shy of 100,000 than the 119,000 hired in October. HR services and … Read more
Outsourced HR: Big Benefits for Small Businesses
For eight years, Mickey Swortzel, founder of vehicle control systems start-up New Eagle, watched her employees’ health-plan costs steadily increase. … Read more
How President Trump Is Likely to Impact HR
As we prepare for Donald Trump to enter office on January 20, what changes might his administration bring? Will he honor the former administration’s bold … Read more
Wages Jump In October As Employers Add 161,000 New Workers
Wages were the October economic surprise as a government report this morning said average annual hourly pay increased to 2.8% during the month, while … Read more
ADP Report: Private Employers Added 147,000 Workers In October
ADP said private employers added 147,000 new workers to the payrolls last month, the smallest private sector jobs increase reported by the payroll … Read more
Monster’s Sale to Randstad Is a Done Deal
Despite intense opposition to the sale, Monster’s shareholders turned over more than 52% of the company’s stock by the Friday deadline, … Read more
156,000 New Jobs Added Last Month as Economy Continues Modest Growth
Jobs grew at a steady, if modest rate in September, with employers adding 156,000 non-farm jobs during the month. This morning’s monthly jobs report … Read more
What Selling CareerBuilder Means to the Job Board Industry
When Monster announced a few weeks ago that it was being bought by Randstad, the only surprises were the buyer and the price, $429 million. But this … Read more
Modest August Hiring Adds 151,000 New Jobs
The dog days of August were upon employers last month, slowing their new nonfarm hiring to a modest 151,000. At 4.9%, unemployment was unchanged from July. … Read more
Why Is Worker Productivity Declining and What Can HR Do?
U.S. workers produced less per hour for the third consecutive quarter, according to the Labor Department. For the quarter from April through June, hourly … Read more
Why Monster Failed
The news broke overnight that the Dutch staffing giant Randstad bought Monster, paying $3.40 a share equating to $429 million for the once industry leading … Read more
Randstad Makes $429 Million Bid for Monster
Note: This post originally appeared on TLNT’s sister site, ERE.net. Monster is being acquired by the Dutch firm Randstad Holding for $429 million. … Read more
Wages Rise In July As Employers Add 255,000 More Workers
Whatever caused May’s payrolls to grow hardly at all now looks like a bad blip after the Labor Department’s report this morning showing hiring … Read more