The Consumerist (blog) More resignations than layoffs in February UPI.com WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — There’s a new sign of confidence in the US economy — in February more people quit than were laid off for the first time in several years. The US Labor Department reported in its Jobs Turnover and Labor Survey that [...]
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More Job Openings Than Layoffs Last Month
Bloomberg More Job Openings Than Layoffs Last Month StateImpact Idaho BLS As for layoffs, JOLTS data shows more than 2 million people lost their job in January. The largest share of those layoffs nationally were in the trade, transportation, and utilities sectors. The western region (which includes Idaho) reports more … Job openings and turnover [...]
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Layoffs ease, but hiring is still sluggish
Fortune Layoffs ease, but hiring is still sluggish msnbc.com By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer Friday’s jobs data helped confirm that the worst of the recession-related layoffs have eased. Until employers begin shifting back to a solid pace of new hiring, though, most Americans will still have a hard time … Wall Street Workforce Expanded [...]
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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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Despite layoffs, Charlotte’s big banks are still hiring
Headlines about layoffs at major banks have become routine as companies such as Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. work through cost cuts.
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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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IT Pros to Find Demand for Skills, Low Risk of Layoffs in 2012
The report also noted the risk of layoffs continues to be remote. For corporate hiring managers who recruit for their own needs, just 16 percent believe that layoffs are likely in the first six months of 2012.
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Cantor Plans to Hire 200 Next Year as Layoffs Ravage Wall Street
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. plans to add at least 200 people next year in an expansion that defies a wave of layoffs at the investment bank’s competitors.
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