Topic: Job Growth

Evidence Employees Are MORE SATISFIED With Their Bosses: Why It May Be So

A new survey by Adecco finds that more than three-quarters of bosses say their relationships with workers has improved in the past three years because of the recession.READ»

Let's Cash It in Now

How Corporate America can create jobs and save energy.READ»

Aspen Institute Amplifies Green Jobs Collaboration With Energy and Environment Awards

Blue Green Alliance named winner in Non-Governmental category.READ»

Abengoa, Abound Solar Score $2 Billion From the U.S. Government

President Obama made a bold pronouncement in his first Oval Office speech last month: "Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash America's innovation," he said. It's not too big of a project, ...READ»

Cut Capital Gains, Not Incentives – Entrepreneurial Support is the Key to Economic Growth

Businesses and new ventures need more than one year to get off the ground and begin generating revenue and profits for investors. One year of capital gains cuts won’t cut it.READ»

April 2010 Hiring Trends Show Slow Employment Improvements

Details on job markets by metro, industry, function, and level ...READ»

Prospects for Job Growth

My latest project, now in the hands of the editors, is called 2011 Career Plan. The idea is that as America moves out of recession, 2011 is a good time for your next career move, so make a plan and get moving! Of course, this is ...READ»

Business@Large - Consumer Spending Up – Good News or Bad News? Yes!

Recent economic data suggests we consumers are starting to re-open our wallets.  That could be good news.  Or as Fiddler Tevye said, on the other hand...READ»

Charities Offering More Jobs, Better Pay in 2010

Apart from good karma--especially given the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile--working for a charity will also offer good career prospects in 2010, According recent findings from Professionals for Nonprofits.READ»

Initiative Alert! The Jobs Are Coming from *Inside* The White House!

What does $267 billion buy? Lots of jobs, the White House hopes. READ»

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Job Growth Expected This Year: And Other Relatively Happy News From the Obama Administration

This year's White House economic report is pretty good. But just wait until 2012!READ»

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The $30 Billion Man

The White House proposes a new lending program to help spur hiring. READ»

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Ad It Up: Television to Live Another Day

Some new ad spending estimates brighten the picture for television.READ»

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Obama to Announce Major High-Speed Rail Initiative in State of the Union

The white whale of mass-transit advocates will be a centerpiece of the jobs-creation package to be announced tonight.READ»

State of the Union and Re-Branding Obama

In 2008, Obama was the answer to the ailing economic, political and social strife. Astoundingly, his hope-inspiring brand was the gold standard in politics, with approval ratings soaring from 65 percent in January...READ»

A Common Good, An Introduction

This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics seriesBottom Line (or rather, triple bottom line):  business can—and should—contribute toward the common good. In today’s world, behaving irresponsibly and unethically is no ...READ»

Moving Toward a Green Economy

On January 5, NPR’s “Morning Edition” did a feature about a once-defunct Polaroid film factory in New Bedford, Massachusetts, that has reopened to manufacture solar panels. (I thank my friend Jeff Doshna for calling this ...READ»

New Year Resolutions

It’s that time of year again and carbon could make your New Year’s resolutions much more successful - - and profitable. READ»

Thoughts on Small Business Lending

First, I don’t believe the government should be the ones telling banks what to lend or not to lend.  The banker is the one that needs to decide if someone is a good credit risk or not based on what level of risk they want to ...READ»

STEM Picks Up Steam

Recently, I’ve written several blog entries on fields that are likely to experience growth now that priorities for the U.S. economy are shifting. These are the fields that are covered in my book 200 Best Jobs for Renewing ...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»

Brownfields 2009

There are more than 400,000 brownfields in the United States. (Brownfield, n., a property abandoned because of the presence of a contaminant.) That's nearly $2 trillion of underused or undervalued land. The investors, developers, ...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»

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»

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»