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Archive for February, 2007

Jobless claims fall 27,000

From Reuters …

The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected 27,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.Initial jobless claims hit a seasonally adjusted 332,000 for the week ended February 17, the Labor Department said.

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From Business Wire …
It’s that time of year again when people are out with the old and in with the new, and that includes their jobs. Yahoo! HotJobs (Nasdaq:YHOO) surveyed more than 5,000 U.S. workers and found nearly half plan to search for a new job in 2007. And that number only [...]

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From SHRM Online …
Growing use of Internet search engines by hiring managers looking to gain a more complete picture of job seekers, a heavy migration of members of Generation Y seeking to live overseas, and a strong job market are among the workplace predictions for 2007.
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Rebound in SMB Hiring

via entrepreneur.com 
The small-business economy started 2007 off on a healthy note, according to the January 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard, an economic indicator that tracks the health of U.S. small businesses.
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