Digging deeper into the latest employment stats

The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force. On June 3, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment...

Job seekers should not take the summer off

In this interesting article in The Charlotte Observer titled “Take a break this summer … but not from job searching” by Bobby Sisk, CEO Inc. president Debby Millhouse shares her thoughts about successful job search strategies during the summer...

The truth about manufacturing in the U.S.

One of the more persistent myths about the U.S. is that it is no longer a manufacturing country.  We hear leaders pronouncing that “America’s manufacturing core has been gutted.” There is also the claim that China is now the world’s number-one manufacturing country....

The Recruiting Industry is Growing!

Staffing Industry Analysts is forecasting that recruiting is going to grow 16% in 2011, building on 20% growth in 2010. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 242,200 are employed by “Employment Agency & Executive Search” sector in February...