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July 26, 2011 |
From the BLS
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment -- June 2011
Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in June. Twenty-eight
states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate increases, 8
states recorded rate decreases, and 14 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-nine states posted unemployment rate
decreases from a year earlier, eight states and the District of Columbia reported
increases, and three states had no change. The national jobless rate was little
changed at 9.2 percent, but was 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier.
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In The News
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment profiling the leading providers in the worldwide human resources (HR) business process outsourcing (BPO) market. The report, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide HR BPO 2011 Vendor Analysis (IDC #229437), evaluates the offerings, capabilities, and prospects of 10 HR BPO vendors. (read more)
Executives Without Borders, in partnership with CSS International Holdings, Inc. and Haiti Recycling, officially launched Ramase Lajan, a "cash for recyclables" program July 23 – 24 at Wahoo Bay Beach Resort just outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event invites Haitian business leaders, NGOs and donors to learn about the plastic recycling program designed to spur sustainable jobs with significant incomes and remove the plastic from Haiti's otherwise beautiful landscape and beaches improving health conditions.
Two-Character .JOBS Domain names being made available for Company Name Registration.
Beginning September 1, 2011, Employ Media LLC, the licensed operator of the .JOBS Top Level Domain (TLD), will accept requests on a first come, first serve basis from the global community of employers seeking to register two-character domain names that correspond to their company name. These two-character domain names will be made available through .JOBS accredited registrars. For a listing of .JOBS registrars, visit www.goto.jobs.
Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world's leading executive search firms, announced the premiere of the latest installment of its video series, Leadership in the Field: Interviews with Global Leaders. The video, produced by Russell Reynolds Associates with award-winning business leadership writer Roger Crockett, features Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown discussing the importance of communication, corporate culture and leadership in a challenging business environment.
The Leadership in the Field video with Mr. Brown is available for viewing at www.russellreynolds.com and www.rocrockett.com.
Prudential Financial, Inc. earned a spot for the first time on Black Enterprise's annual "40 Best Companies for Diversity" list this year, making Prudential one of only 66 companies to have been selected since the list was first published in 2005.
Survey Says . . .
Minnesota Employers Foresee Productivity Gains, Increased Hiring
More than 300 business leaders expect employee productivity to increase by Sept. 30.
More than 300 business leaders from across Minnesota expect their companies' employee productivity will increase during July, August and September, according to a survey conducted in late June by Twin Cities Business. A total of 625 business leaders representing all industries and company sizes responded to the survey.
Some 43 percent of respondents also anticipate revenue gains, and 33 percent plan to increase their employment levels during the period. Industries most likely to see employment increases are insurance; accounting and other professional services; retail/hospitality and manufacturing. Those least likely to hire are government; utilities and agriculture, forestry and fisheries. (read more)
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