The number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell by a seasonally
adjusted 29,000 to 386,000 last week, the lowest level of new claims in five
months, the Department of Labor announced.
The Department of Labor announced this week that it has designated Oct. 15, 2003 as National Disability Mentoring Day, which will promote career development
for students and job seekers with disabilities through one-on-one job shadowing,
group visits to public and private employers, and hands-on career exploration.
Of the U.S. employers that were surveyed, 20 percent said they plan to increase hiring activity for the third quarter, while 9 percent expect a decrease in job prospects.
Hiring Managers tell the Wall Street Journal that they are seeing more resumes from unemployed professionals who omit accomplishments so they do not seem overqualified for positions.
More than 260 college students and recent graduates with disabilities have been placed in summer and permanent jobs since the Labor Department's Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) was announced in April, the department announced.
Employers are mining their customer base for new employees and seeking workers who are adept at viewing business from the end-user's perspective, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
The Census Bureau released a new report Tuesday showing the number of Americans working beyond retirement age increased by nearly 50 percent between 1980 and 2002, the Associated Press reports.
