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Employers See a Brighter 2010 »

Yesterday I mentioned that CareerBuilder released its 2010 Job Forecast and that we’d have more info today. And we do!

What to expect in 2010 »

CareerBuilder.com just released its 2010 Job Forecast, and tomorrow we’ll have all the details. To give you a taste of the good news to come, here’s a clip of spokesperson Michael Erwin on MSNBC. Click here to play the video. (You might receive a pop-up message asking you to open or download the video–you can click Open to [...]

Metros where employment is growing »

I’m probably as sick of writing about job loss as you are reading about it. Today I have some good news to report.
Yesterday, the Brookings Institute released the Q3 edition of its MetroMonitor, a “quarterly, interactive barometer of the health of America’s 100 largest metropolitan economies.” The MetroMonitor analyzes trends in U.S. metro employment, unemployment, [...]

November job numbers redux »

In another indicator that the economy is healing, November’s overall job loss numbers dropped by only -11,000 — less than economists predicted. Additionally, October’s job loss number was revised from -190,000 down to -111,000, and September was revised -219,000 down to -139,000.  That’s a sign things are headed in the right direction, but it may not [...]

More Companies Hiring for the Holidays »

In the past few weeks, we’ve talked  a lot about seasonal hiring and we got a huge response to the blog where we posted 10 companies hiring for the holidays. Based on all of your comments, it sounds like a few of you are looking for some more options.
Ask and you shall receive, my friends.
Here [...]

U.S. loses 190,000 jobs in October »

Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released new data and reported 190,000 jobs were lost in October. Although that figure means 190,000 people lost their jobs–a reality no one can be pleased about–it is a better figure than the 219,000 jobs lost in September. Look back to a year ago, when the numbers hit 597,000 [...]

Could the imminent nursing shortage be a career opportunity? »

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a debate about health care going on in this country right now. I don’t imagine any of you are unaware because you can’t read or watch anything without hearing about the debate. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, we’re all going to face a predicament: People are [...]

“I’m Just Not That Into It Today”… And Other Excuses for Calling in Sick »

Have you ever woken up in the morning and thought, “I don’t feel like going to work today”? I know I have. Immediately, I start to think about what excuse I could give that might allow me to stay home and just relax. More often than not, my conscience gets the best of me and [...]

U.S. loses 263,000 jobs in September »

We were waiting for two big announcements this morning at CareerBuilder. One was about Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics  – our corporate headquarters are in downtown Chicago — and the other was about September’s unemployment numbers. Well, the Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro and the job losses were higher than expected.
The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers [...]

Hiring and Pay Levels Projected to Remain Tepid »

Since December 2007, approximately 6.9 million jobs have been lost in the United States. After months of stomach-turning fiscal activity, economists are being cautiously optimistic and employers, faced with a slowing decline in job losses, are tip-toeing carefully through the rest of the year.
The latest Job Forecast from CareerBuilder and USA TODAY shows that, while [...]