The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is conducted quarterly to measure employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. It is the most extensive forward-looking survey of its kind, unparalleled in its size, scope, longevity and area of focus. The Survey has been running for more than [...]

On Friday the government reported that the unemployment rate in the U.S. held at 9.7% in February and employers cut fewer jobs than anticipated. The stabilization in the labor market continued even as two East Coast blizzards of 2-3 feet each forced closings of some businesses during the period.
Furthermore, the jobless rate, which has [...]

In NY Times, Paul Krugman (link) wrote about the comparison of European and U.S economic model, concluding that in the last 10 years, the European model of social democracy led to higher standard of living and, compared to U.S in output per hour and standard of living, and relative convergence of European countries relative to [...]

On Monday UPS announced that its projections show it will handle more parcel deliveries this holiday season than it did last year.
UPS will deliver about 400 million packages worldwide between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Further UPS announced that it will hire 50,000 temporary workers to handle the greater volume.
Last week FedEx also reported that it anticipates shipping [...]

Since early May we’ve continued to reference the peak and then improvement in new claims for unemployment. This past week was no exception. As recovery takes hold more and more states are seeing encouraging labor situations.
In states around the nation’s capital unemployment is falling or holding steady.
Maryland’s rate has remained at 7.2 percent [...]

On June 1 we pointed to three clear markers that signified the beginning of US economic recovery. As we enter July more and more economists are also reflecting on the signs that the US economy as a whole is returning to growth.
On Tuesday, Rebecca Wilder in her excellent blog “News N Economics,” reflected, “The [...]

When Eastern European countries joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, concerns were raised about a possible flood of migration to the UK, a country already experiencing record immigration levels. According to some media reports, not only would the British labor market be overrun by low-skilled East European workers but the widening of the EU [...]