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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, publisher of the Best Colleges and Best Jobs rankings, today launched a new initiative: Jobs in 2020. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100603/PH13717LOGO ) While our national unemployment rate hovers over 8 percent today, it's estimated there are more than 3 million unfilled jobs in the United States. Our employment crisis is not simply about "creating" enough jobs for Americans--it's about...

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...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Job creation in the United States is hampered by supply and demand, but not in a traditional sense, according to new research from Deloitte. Specifically, the demand for highly skilled and adaptable workers is accelerating, but the skill set of the country's available talent is either outdated or out of stock, Deloitte reports. Moreover, the report suggests that despite the warning signs of record high unemployment, industry market...

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...

For those people receiving an allowance of £99.15 each week because they are out of work due to a disability or sickness could be in for a shock in December. (PRWEB) September 05, 2012 For those people receiving an allowance of £99.15 each week because they are out of work due to a disability or sickness could be in for a shock in December. The Guardian spotted a draft letter, warning that from the 3rd December the law is changing. The law is due to order people to attend work...

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online advertised vacancies fell 108,700 in August to 4,684,800, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. The combined July and August losses of 262,000 bring HWOL basically back in line with the May 2012 level. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 2.7 unemployed for every vacancy. In July, the number of unemployed was 8 million above the number of advertised vacancies, down from 10 million in...

Despite Persistent High Unemployment, U.S. Will Admit Near-Record Number of Immigrant Workers Next Year CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After airing its College Graduate unemployment TV commercial in coverage of the RNC convention last week and receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback, NumbersUSA will re-launch the ad this week on national cable news networks covering the DNC Convention. The ad calls attention to high unemployment rates of America's...

MATAWAN, N.J., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, announced today that a current customer, Faith Employee's Employment Data (FEED), has been locally recognized for the organization's outstanding success in lowering the unemployment rate of Southwest Louisiana. The non-profit organization has leveraged iCIMS' Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as a job placement database,...

Despite 1 in 3 Returning Vets Unable To Find A Job, U.S. Will Admit another Million Immigrant Workers Next Year To Take Jobs TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Labor Day holiday approaching, Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) will launch a Jobs TV ad this week on national cable news networks. The ads will air during coverage of the RNC and DNC conventions and call on the nation's leaders to reduce the flow of immigrant workers so...

U.S. Government Will Admit One Million Immigrant Workers Again Next Year Despite More Than One Million Recent College Graduates Being Unemployed Or Underemployed TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight, NumbersUSA will launch a national TV ad in cable network news coverage of the Republican National Convention and of next week's Democratic National Convention. The TV ad calls attention to the high unemployment rate of America's recent college graduates and...