Archive for December, 2007

Learn more about the nation’s fastest growing occupations…use the rankings for career guidance

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its list of the 30 fastest growing occupations in the United States. The revised version of the rankings estimates growth in the country’s industries between 2006 and 2016, providing an intuitive guide for anyone who’s just beginning or reentering college, searching for a new job, [...]

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November’s payroll growth is stable, we’ll have to wait and see what happens with revisions

Friday, December 7th, 2007

It’s nearly Christmas time, and being that it’s the first Friday of the month, I figured I would try and brighten up your day with something truly special: the gift of a BLS employment situation report. I didn’t write it, or gather any of the information that’s in it, but I will summarize it [...]

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Financial hiring set to hold steady in the first quarter of 2008

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

According to a report released by Robert Half International yesterday morning, hiring in the financial industry is expected to hold steady through the first quarter of 2008. Robert Half International has been tracking financial hiring in the U.S. since 1992, and the staffing conglomerate’s findings are based on a recent survey of over 1,400 [...]

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