Half of States Don’t Offer “Work-Sharing” Benefit to Ease Underemployment and Prevent Layoffs

08 May 2014

According to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, some 7.4 million people are stuck involuntarily working part-time for economic reasons. That is, they simply cannot find full-time employment....

Battle Heats Up Once Again Over Extension of Unemployment Benefits

12 March 2014

Unemployment benefits expired at the end of 2013 for about 1.3 million workers, and thus far Congress hasn’t taken action to extend them. While normally unemployment benefits a function of state leg...

Despite “End” to Recession, Hard Times Persist

18 April 2013

A recession, goes an old Wall Street proverb, is simply a period of time in which wealth and capital returns to its rightful owners. E.g., the Rockefellers....

Veterans Struggle to Enter Tight Job Market

26 February 2013

While there has been some good news for job seekers in recent months as the economy sputters along in a halting “recovery,” one group has still been largely left behind: Younger veteran...

Will Temp-Worker Surge Translate to Lasting Employment Gains?

25 January 2013

The good news is there’s been a surge in hiring. The bad news is that they’re temp jobs....

Sustaining Job Growth: How the Fiscal Cliff Could Affect Employment

13 December 2012

012 has put many Americans back on the employment path. As of this past November, the unemployment rate has dropped below 8 percent. Job growth as a whole has increased as has spending on recruitment ...