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NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) decreased again in September, following a downward revision in August. The index now stands at 107.86, down from the revised figure of 108.23 in August. The September figure is 5.4 percent higher than a year ago. "In September, the Employment Trends Index declined for the third time in four months, suggesting that employment growth will weaken further in the fourth quarter," said Gad...

ProHR seeks people with experience in advertising, public relations, marketing, Web design, sales and other industries to lead new companies. Salt lake City (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 Earlier this month, ADP released its August National Employment Report, and the results were grim. The report showed job creation averaged 139,000, down from 159,000 in August 2011. While the jobs report estimated that 40 percent of the positions created were low paying, officials at Utah-based proHR say...

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) improved slightly in August for the second month. The index now stands at 108.59, up from the revised figure of 108.04 in July. The August figure is 6.2 percent higher than a year ago. "Despite this month's rise, the Employment Trends Index has barely increased since February, suggesting that slow job growth will continue in the short-term," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic...

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The meager 96,000 job gain in August, after a downwardly revised gain of 141,000 in July, reflects a labor market that remains slow in a disappointingly weak economy. Consumer anxiety about how much longer this may continue is reflected in weak sentiment and slow buying. Lack of demand together with concern about declining profits makes it difficult to generate new jobs at a faster pace. Companies are focused on squeezing more productivity...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in July, up three-tenths of a percentage point from the revised June rate of 7.6 percent. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was below the U.S. rate of 8.3 percent, and has been below the U.S. rate for 51 consecutive months, and at or below the U.S. rate for 69 consecutive months. The state unemployment rate was down 0.2 percentage points from July 2011....

Suicides associated with the 2008-2010 recession in England: Time-trend analysis A paper published on bmj.com today suggests that over 1000 people have committed suicide due to the 2008-2010 economic recession in the UK (846 men and 155 women). Suicides began to rise in the UK in 2008 following 20 years of decline - suicides rose 8% among men and 9% among women in 2008, compared to 2007. And even though suicides did begin to fall in 2010 figures were still above the 2007 averages....

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Annual wage increases for private sector workers likely will hold roughly steady in the coming months, according to the preliminary third quarter Wage Trend Indicator(TM) (WTI) released today by Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news and information. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120110/DC33627LOGO ) The index declined to 98.50 (second quarter 1976 = 100) from 98.67 in the second quarter....

Work at home for the unemployed is now an option thanks to one Internet millionaire. The new website, Internet Marketing Coaches, is helping unemployed people, stay-at-home moms and others to make money online working for an Internet millionaire. Jackson, Mississippi (PRWEB) August 10, 2012 Work at home jobs can appear to be few and far between due to the variety of non-legitimate offers that can flood email inboxes and online search results. One Internet millionaire is hoping to change...

Despite Nearly 2 Million Jobless, California's Leaders Continue To Stand By And Admit One Million Legal Immigrants A Year To Take Jobs BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has launched TV ads in Bakersfield, California asking viewers to contact Congressman Kevin McCarthy and urge him to slow mass immigration and save jobs for unemployed Californians. The ads are launching as Bakersfield experiences one of the...

Despite Nearly 2 Million Jobless, California's Leaders Continue To Stand By And Admit One Million Legal Immigrants A Year To Take Jobs SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has launched TV ads in Sacramento, California asking viewers to contact Congressman John Garamendi and urge him to slow mass immigration and save jobs for unemployed Californians. The ads are launching as California experiences...