Topic: Economic Indicators

Fuzzy (Jobs) Math

This bit from Bethany McLean's Street Life column yesterday was just too good not to pluck out for the FC blog: "Do you believe the job statistics? Texas Hedge Report, one of my favorite publications, writes that they believe those ...READ»

India - The Super Job Creator

A recent study shows that India is by far the highest new jobs creator in the world. It may be celebration time for Indians, but is this also the right time to reflect on aspects that could bring the party crashing down? Well, ...READ»

The Status of the Stimulus Plan

I was supposed to be a guest on the Today Show earlier this week to speak about job-hunting, specifically the effects on jobs of the stimulus package--the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. But I had to bow out because ...READ»

The 25 Top Jobs for 2005-2009

What are the best jobs to pursue for the next five years? Fast Company draws on the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an innovation expert to tap the top jobs.READ»

It’s the Digital Economy, Stupid

While a variety of reasons exist for why President Clinton defeated President Bush, Sr. in 1992, a primary reason was his focus on the economy.  We saw a replay of this scenario in 2008 with President-elect Obama defeating his rival, ...READ»

The Infrastructure-Manufacturing Connection

In my recent book 200 Best Jobs for Renewing America, I describe six large fields whose growth will be essential for the United States to remain competitive in the world economy. These fields are education, infrastructure, health ...READ»

Unemployment Report: Some Positive News

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics' unemployment report for October caused a big stir last week. The rate jumped to 6.5 percent from 6.1 percent in September. This is reportedly the highest national unemployment figure in 14 ...READ»

Top Jobs of 2008

What are the top jobs for 2008? FastCompany.com crunched the numbers, spoke to the experts, and came up with the job outlook for 2008 and beyond.READ»

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For Lasting Salary Damage, Get Hired in a Recession

New grads entering the job market have come to expect that during touch economic times -- like the present -- they may have to settle for a lower salary to get a job. But that flexibility may result in income damage that could take ...READ»

Careers: Job Listings - A Sign of the Times

The exodus of job listings from print to online highlights an inexorable trend that bodes well for job seekers and employers but is moving newspapers to the endangered species list. Searching for jobs, rather than browsing them, is ...READ»

Noel Brinkley

Noel Brinkley Company news: Troubled lender CIT (CIT, Fortune 500) launched a debt-exchange plan as part of its efforts to restructure and avoid bankruptcy. But the company said if the plan is not successful, it will likely file for Chapter 11 protection. A VAT is tax on consumption similar to a national sales tax. But it's not just paid at the cash register. It's levied at every stage of production. So all businesses involved in making a product or performing a service would pay a VAT. And then the end-user -- such as the retail customer -- ponies up as well. No one is suggesting raising taxes or creating new ones before the economy stabilizes. Noel BrinkleyREAD»

Keep June's Jobless Data in the Rear View

With job losses in nearly every industry, the June unemployment numbers (9.5% unemployment rate, 467K jobs lost) show that the already tough job market has some distance to go before turning the corner. Hopeful signs exist, but people ...READ»

Great Opportunities in a Shrinking Industry Sector

Yesterday it was announced that Fisker Automotive, a company based in Irvine, California, will buy and retool a former GM assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware, with the goal of manufacturing plug-in hybrid cars. The purchase of ...READ»

Sustainable Job Employment Solutions For USA

By James Rickman, November 8, 2009 This article contains practical job solutions for Americans. So far much of the national focus has been on getting employers to hire i.e. add jobs instead given the global economic stagnation it’s much more realistic and effective to enable unemployed individuals to "create" their own jobs by fostering small business entrepreneurship. There’s a measurable, huge difference between the two approaches. It’s the key to achieving sustainable economic recovery in America. READ»

What Is Undermining USA Job Creation?

What key factors are undermining job creation in the USA? What must be done to turn this situation around?READ»

Nearly a Third of U.S. Already at 10% Unemployment

New July unemployment figures show that 15 states have already reached 10% unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Many economists and pundits have focused like vultures on the national jobless rate rising to 10% ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Jobless Rate for People Like You

Some demographics have been hit hard by the recession--while others haven't.READ»

60 Seconds With Jed Emerson

Someday, we may look back and wonder, What if we didn't judge business on financial performance alone? Emerson wonders that today.READ»

Insane Discount Season

You probably saw this year's reports of retailers' pre-Thanksgiving bravado. "This holiday shopping season," The New York Times declared breezily on Nov. 22, "America's clothing stores are offering their customers something they have ...READ»

A Closer Look at Recessions

29 January 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com All eyes are on the current recession, but we tend to overlook the many U.S. recessions we've survived since the Great Depression.  They’ve varied in length and ...READ»

Everything You Need to Know About the Stimulus Is Online

If you listen to the news, you'd think that President Obama's $819 billion stimulus package was drawn up in watercolor. What will get funded? Which states will get money? What are the parameters? A new website launched this week ...READ»

Unemployment Rate Drops... Except for Ducks

The employment numbers were released this morning and the economy added 112,000 jobs in November, causing the unemployment rate to drop .1% this month. Dig deeper and the numbers ain't that impressive. Where's the biggest growth? ...READ»

Job Fields That Could Benefit from the Stimulus Plan

The U.S. stimulus plan means good news for six broad categories of jobs.READ»

Prophet of Productivity

Cisco CEO John Chambers sure showed the chrome-domes in Davos a thing or two.READ»

Living in Uncertain Times

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»