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Health care employment continued to be a strong area of job growth, based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers. As provisions of Obamacare come into effect, employers are actively hiring to handle the rise in patients, reflected in jobs data on Granted.com. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Health sector employment made up a sizeable portion of U.S. job growth in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The health industry added 19,000 jobs last month, as employers...
Index Signals Moderate Job Increases Ahead NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 111.68, up from 111.61 (an upward revision) in March. The April figure is 3.8 percent higher than a year ago. "Despite weak economic activity, the Employment Trends index is still signaling moderate job growth in the coming months," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference...
EmploymentCrossing.com posted a data listing of 2.3 million active job openings reflecting the positive outlook in American job market. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 EmploymentCrossing today announced that its job listings had gone up to 2.3 million, an industry high. The jobs data from EmploymentCrossing echoes the findings of two other sources indicating American optimism about the job market. CEO Harrison Barnes says that in the last three weeks alone, the site has added around...
The unemployment rate also went down by 0.6 percent compared to last March, with the March 2013 rate being 7.6 percent. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 A recent report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average jobless rate fell in 26 states and Washington D.C. in March 2013 and increased in seven states. For the remaining 17 states, there was no change according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate also went down by 0.6 percent compared to...
EmploymentCrossing has been able to list 1.9 million job openings, which supports the BLS data that says that there are 3.9 million job openings. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that there were 3.9 million job openings in the United States as of the last day of February 2013. In January 2013, there were 3.6 million job openings according to the BLS. Job research website...
Index Still Signaling Moderate Job Growth NEW YORK, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) fell in March. The index now stands at 111.20, down from 111.43 (an upward revision) in February. The March figure is 3.7 percent higher than a year ago. "Despite the decline in March, the Employment Trends index is still signaling moderate job growth in the coming months," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference...
The March jobs report from the BLS shows that only 88,000 net nonfarm jobs were created last month, but EmploymentCrossing.com has been able to track down 1.96 million job openings. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 07, 2013 The March jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that only 88,000 net nonfarm jobs were created in March 2013. This is the lowest number since June 2012. In February 2013, 268,000 net jobs were created. According to the BLS, the main cause seems to be...
The health sector added 32,000 jobs in February, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. Employers have been aggressively expanding their staff, as seen in hiring data on Hound.com. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 The health industry continued to be a strong area of job growth, adding 32,000 jobs in February, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. The job report data corresponded with a spike in health care-related hiring on Hound.com. The health sector added...
The jobs report says that 236,000 net jobs were created in February 2013. EmploymentCrossing.com has been able to find 1.8 million jobs so far. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) March 17, 2013 Pasadena, CA, March 17, 2013 – Despite the sequestering efforts and the political gridlock in Washington that has led to automatic spending reductions recently, the recent Labor Department report stated that the economy added 236,000 jobs in February 2013. This consequently led to the decrease in the...
The health sector added 32,000 jobs in February, based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 The health sector added 32,000 jobs in February, based on the latest Bureau of Labor jobs report. Health care expansion has been spurred on by a rapidly aging population creating increased need for nursing and residential care services. The monthly jobs report reflected health care hiring trends on Hound.com. February was another strong month for health...
