Career Advice & News Center
- Career Advice & News Center /
- Employment News
Employment News
Job.com's Employment News Library is filled with industry news from across the U.S. Browse through our employment news article archive or simply run a keyword search to find and read articles with information of your interest.
Not a Member? Sign Up Now.
It's free and easy. Stay on top of your career or find a new job!
Explore Your Education Options »
Accelerate Your Business Career
Management Information Systems (Bachelor's)South University |
|
|
|
Internet Marketing (Bachelor's)Full Sail University |
|
|
|
Ads by Google
Top Story
Obama sees electric battery plant as hopeful for the future of the job market and economy
The president has been pushing for a greener economy, and a new electric battery plant may be the beginning of a huge endeavor.
Read the Full Article »
Read the Full Article »
Ads by Google
More Employment News Articles.
- Weekly unemployment claims drop, but persistent joblessness leads Federal Reserve to act
- The latest government data suggests fewer Americans are losing their jobs, but a significant amount of hiring must still occur for the unemployment rate to fall, economists assert. (more »)
- India-based HCL Technologies to create 400 tech jobs in Seattle
- HCL Technologies announced it would create 400 tech jobs in Washington. (more »)
- Innovative plan could create construction jobs, cut U.S. energy usage and fuel economic growth, backers assert
- A business syndicate comprised of a number of high-profile companies plans to exploit a tax scheme on its ambitious quest to drive revenue, lower the nation's greenhouse gas emissions and create hundreds of thousands of construction jobs. (more »)
- Economists worry little can be done to spur job growth as U.S. businesses sit on more than $2 trillion in cash
- As 14 million Americans are unable to find work, and many more are working fewer hours or performing work for which they are overqualified, elected officials have come under fire to stimulate the nation's beleaguered job market. (more »)
- Data indicates real wages stagnant for the vast majority of U.S. workers
- The recession drastically affected the U.S. economy – and those around the world – fundamentally shifting certain aspects of what kinds of workers are now in demand, and what types of businesses continue to hire. (more »)
- The unemployment rate serves as an important economic indicator, but how is it tabulated?
- For all the attention the national unemployment rate receives, there are a number of common misconceptions regarding what, exactly, it measures. (more »)
- Compromise struck in Amazon's dispute with California could spur job growth in the state, backers say
- Amazon and California have come to a compromise over the company's collection of the state's sales tax. (more »)
- President struggles to stimulate job growth, as some Democrats join Republicans in criticizing his proposed job creation bill
- The Obama Administration is reeling this week, as opposition to the president's proposed job creation bill has sprouted from an altogether unexpected voting bloc. (more »)
- Healthcare aggressively seeks to fill customer service, high-tech jobs
- Humana is seeking to fill some 200 jobs at its offices in Kentucky, the company said Wednesday. The company is hoping to fill vacant customer service jobs, representing a vast majority of the 200 new positions. (more »)
- Divergent job creation plans underscore differences, commonalities among Republicans, Democrats and advocacy groups
- President Obama, Republican presidential candidates, business groups and labor organizations have all put forth divergent job creation policies. (more »)
- During proposed expansion, South Carolina company to create construction jobs
- ZF Group is planning to invest roughly $80 million as it expands its South Carolina business operations. Roughly 300 jobs will be created as a result of the expansion, company officials project. (more »)
- Obama embarks on campaign to drudge up support for his job creation bill
- President Obama hit the road this week, as he carries out his pledge to convince Americans to urge their elected officials to pass his job creation package. (more »)
- Industry trend: Workers migrate toward green jobs
- While the majority of job reports emanating from Washington over the past few years have been decidedly grim, there are snippets of hope nestled beneath the fire and brimstone, with some sectors experiencing a significant uptick in the number of jobs created. (more »)
- Following Obama's address, pundits debate what kinds of jobs the bill will create
- Democrats cheered Obama's jobs address, while Republicans were decidedly muted in their assessment, with many praising the tax cut proposals and scoffing at the calls for federal funding to fuel infrastructure projects that create construction jobs. (more »)
- GOP presidential candidates, Obama quickly shift focus to job creation - though policy disputes abound
- President Obama is slated to deliver his highly anticipated speech on the labor economy on Thursday night. (more »)