Help-wanted advertising fell in April, according to the Conference Board's Help-Wanted Advertising Index - a barometer of America's job market. The index now stands at 35, down from 38 in March.
The 6 percent unemployment rate reported for December isn't unusual for an economy pulling out of a recession, but forecasters remain concerned about this hiring slump, the New York Times reports. The newspaper calls it the worst in nearly 20 years.
At the dawn of the Internet age, many analysts warned that newspapers could lose a big chunk of their lucrative, $9 billion want-ad business to electronic rivals like Monster.com.
Employers' plans for hiring new workers have shrunk to their lowest levels since the recession years of 1982 and 1991, according to a new survey by staffing firm Manpower Inc.
More employers are using drug testing, new methods of detecting illegal drugs are coming into use - and more employees are challenging the science and fairness behind the practice, according to USA Today.
U.S. technology professionals say they're all for the H-1B work visa program for temporary tech workers - as long as it is not abused by employers, according to a new survey from techies.com, a site for technology professionals.
BETHLEHEM, PA--Employers can increase the effectiveness of their college recruiting efforts without breaking their budget, according to the students they hope to hire.
