By Trevor Anderson trevor.anderson@shj.com http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120512/ARTICLES/205121005/1027/OPINION?p=2&tc=pg “We’ve got to have a plan in place to build a pipeline,” Forrester said. “People still think of manufacturing as dirty jobs. … I think they would be blown away by the robotics and cleanliness of facilities. Everything is automated now. Kids can make a fantastic career out of it.” Forrester [...]
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U.S. economy gains 115,000 jobs in April
Unemployment dips to 8.1% as more people stop looking for work By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy created just 115,000 jobs in April as hiring slacked off for a second straight month, according to the government’s latest employment figures. The unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.1% from 8.2%, but the decline stemmed [...]
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U.S. gains 227,000 jobs in February
Best stretch of job growth since 2006; jobless rate remains at 8.3% he U.S. created 227,000 jobs in February and more people found work in the prior two months than initially reported, the government said Friday, suggesting the economy’s recent momentum is likely to continue. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.3% as nearly half-a-million [...]
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Wall Street Workforce Expanded in 2011, Despite Layoffs
Moneycontrol.com Wall Street Workforce Expanded in 2011, Despite Layoffs Wall Street & Technology Officials had feared Wall St. would lose jobs after profit-hit banks and brokerages announced thousands of layoffs. The data did not indicate whether those layoffs never happened or whether banks simply hired more staff than they fired. US jobless rate steady at [...]
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Greater spending, fewer layoffs by more-confident businesses gives economy a lift
Businesses are growing more confident in the economy, investing in more equipment and laying off fewer workers.
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Fewer construction layoffs expected in 2012
A national survey by the Associated General Contractors of America found that fewer construction firms expect to layoff workers in 2012 compared to recent years, with many expecting key market segments to expand this year.
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December planned layoffs lowest in 6 months: Challenger
The number of planned layoffs at US firms declined to its lowest level since June,
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Jobs Numbers Rise, but Big Businesses Still Make Big Layoffs
While the ADP improvement is mildly encouraging and the drop in unemployment from above 9 percent to the mid-8 percent levels is nice, these mass layoffs show that the labor market still has a long way to go.
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Can’t get job done
Metro-area employment down in ’12 By JOHN AIDAN BYRNE Job prospects for the New York City metro area are about to hit rock bottom. Job growth will be down slightly across the five boroughs in 2012, according to a new survey, which says that for each employment sector looking to hire there is one eyeing [...]
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More improvement for job market as unemployment claims fall to lowest since
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since May 2008, a sign that the waves of corporate layoffs that have defined the past few years are all but over.
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