The nation’s employers cut a net total of 131,000 jobs in July and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday. Source: Charlotte Business News – Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal
Entries Tagged as ‘US Economic Research’
April 16, 2010
IT job postings jump in North Carolina
The N.C. technology job market continues to show improvement as employers in March posted 2,220 jobs openings, almost twice as many as a year ago. Editors Comment: Our job fair in Charlotte NC will be represented by a number of IT hiring employers – visit www.ignitespringjobfair.com for more information. Source: Charlotte Business News – Local [...]
November 5, 2009
Stocks surge on jobless claims
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks rallied Thursday after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in jobless claims, and a number of retailers reported improved October sales. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 160 points, or 1.7%, almost three hours into the session, though that is off slightly from earlier highs. The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 [...]
November 4, 2009
Tennessee Industrial Jobs Down 12.6% Over Last 2 Years
EVANSTON, Ill., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ — /Manufacturers’ News, Inc./ – Industrial employment in Tennessee fell 12.6% over the past twenty-four months according to the 2010 Tennessee Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Tennessee lost 56,647 manufacturing jobs over the past two years, with 15,110 jobs [...]
August 31, 2009
Managers Plan Hires Over Next 12 Months
Managers are planning to hire workers to support both long- and short-term initiatives, as 53% of employers expect to hire full-time employees over the next 12 months. Meantime, 40% will hire contract, temporary or project professionals and 39% will add part-time employees, according to a new survey by Robert Half International and CareerBuilder. “Companies already [...]
August 6, 2009
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall More Than Projected
The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits fell more than economists predicted, a sign some employers have stopped paring staff as the recession eases. Applications dropped by 38,000 to 550,000 in the week ended Aug. 1, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington, marking the fifth consecutive week of fewer than [...]
August 6, 2009
After unemployment, many men struggle with new family role
Scott Winter was prepared for about three months of unemployment when a publishing house laid him off in March. With his severance pay and unemployment benefits, plus his wife’s salary from a teaching assistant job, the Franklin family of four was making it, at first. Now, he’s beginning to panic. “What I did defined me…,” [...]
July 30, 2009
Economy Stabilizing but Charlotte Region ‘Weak’
The economy is showing signs of stabilizing in some regions of the country – especially in parts of the Northeast and Midwest – bolstering hopes of a broader-based recovery this year. Economic conditions in the Richmond, Va., district, which includes the Carolinas, however, remain “weak.” A Federal Reserve snapshot of economic conditions issued Wednesday found [...]
May 27, 2009
Economists see modest rebound in 3Q
A panel of 45 U.S. economists expects a “modest” economic rebound to begin in the second half of 2009, picking up steam in 2010. According to the National Association for Business Economics, “The panel … (predicts) positive, albeit modest, growth in the third quarter, followed by steady improvement thereafter. On the whole, however, the economic [...]
May 18, 2009
Survey: Small businesses optimistic
Small businesses worldwide remain optimistic about their long-term prospects despite the economic downturn, according to a survey conducted in April by the Economist Intelligence Unit. According to the survey, 83 percent of small-business executives are optimistic about their company’s long-term ability to rebound when the economy improves. About 65 percent expect their company’s market share [...]
