Employment Situation Report May 2016

Employment Summary for May 2016 With the looming anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike, all eyes were on the numbers this morning but the newly released data for job growth fell far short of expectations. Halt in U.S. job growth Despite early predictions that the May labor market would hold steady to support[…]

5 Hiring Mistakes That May be Hurting Your Employer Brand

5 Hiring Mistakes That May be Hurting Your Employer Brand Throughout 2016, despite some contractions in the labor market, hiring has continued to increase. Within the last 12 months through April, an average of 232,000 new jobs has been added each month. Many companies are focused on expanding, but are finding it difficult to locate[…]

Multitasking, It’s Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be!

You do it. I do it. Most of us (if not all of us) multitask during the day.  Even at home, I am constantly doing a combination of things all at once from my “to do” list, only to find myself overwhelmed and exhausted.    In this day and age, there’s been an emphasis with companies[…]

Employment Situation Report April 2016

Employment Summary for April 2016 Unemployment holds steady Job growth in April was a bit disappointing with the U.S. economy adding only 160,000 jobs, much lower than the approximately 202,000 roles predicted by economists. This marked the lowest number of job gains in seven months. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5 percent. The labor[…]