Posts tagged with “jobmarket”

According to an article published recently in USA Today one of the latest economic surveys reports statistics that are actually good. For the first time since the recession began more companies say they're planning to hire people over the next 6 months versus cutting them. The difference is small, 24% predicting growth versus 20% still predicting cuts, but at this point I think we're all happy to take what we can get. The industries that are seeing the most positive growth are service related, while those still suffering are mostly in the manufacturing realm.

Recovery might be slow, but slow and moving is forward is a hell of a lot better than standing still or sliding backwards.

Via BloggingStocks

The most recent numbers are in and the job market still doesn't look good: all but 6 states reported losing jobs in April with California leading the pack (for the 5th straight month) by reporting more than 63,000 jobs gone. Texas came in second, reporting job losses of 39,500, and Michigan was third with 38,400. The industries of manufacturing, construction, and retail are some of the hardest hit in the states with the highest unemployment rates, and the nation has a whole has lost a total of 5.7 million jobs since the recession began back in December of 2007.

So have we finally hit bottom? Will we finally start seeing some positive news in the job market? I hope so, it's about time!