ADP: Private Payrolls Added Fewest Jobs in Six Months
Juhasz Imre/Pexels Private employers added 67,000 jobs in November, according to the ADP National Employment Report — the fewest since May. Prior to the report’s release, economists polled by Reuters...
View ArticleYou’re Probably Making 1 of These 7 Performance Review Mistakes
Christina Morillo/Pexels Depending on your source, performance reviews are dying, broken … or absolutely essential to a company’s success. One thing they’re not, however, is going away entirely — at...
View ArticleJobs Report Beats Forecasts as Payrolls Add 266,000 Jobs
brownpau/Flickr Prior to the release of the monthly jobs report from the Labor Department, economists polled by Reuters forecasted the addition of 180,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls. The actual tally...
View Article12 Creative Professionals Share Their Best (and Weirdest!) Productivity Tips
Pixabay/Pexels Do you work at a desk all day, doing work that requires (at least some) creative thought? Whether you’re a designer or a developer, there are challenges that you have in common with most...
View ArticleThe 10 Most-Read Career News Stories of 2019: Interview Mistakes, Bad Bosses...
Brooke Cagle/Unsplash What was on your mind last year? If our stats are any indication, Career News readers were all about solving problems in 2019. Our most-read Career News stories for the year...
View Article2019’s Hottest Jobs Are Very Different From 2018’s
Tech jobs are hot, but if you want a fast-growing, high-paying job, they’re far from the only game in town, according to PayScale’s survey. “Consumer spending is diversifying the labor force,” writes...
View ArticleADP: Private Payrolls Added 202,000 Jobs in December
Christina Morillo/Pexels The year ended on a high note in terms of job creation. This morning’s jobs report from payrolls processor ADP showed the addition of 202,000 jobs to private payrolls. Prior to...
View ArticleJobs Report: Hiring and Wage Growth Slowed in December
brownpau/Flickr Payrolls added 145,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.5%, according to this morning’s jobs report from the Labor Department. Prior to the report’s release,...
View ArticleAre You the Office Mom?
Do you organize office birthday parties, plan after-work events, keep a candy dish at your desk, or take notes at every meeting? If you answered yes to some or all of these, you might be the office...
View ArticleGender Wage Gap? Not at Companies That Reveal This Secret
diane555/Getty Images The gender wage gap persists, even when we control for factors like job title, education and experience. In 2019, according to PayScale data, women earned 79 cents for every...
View ArticleThese 100 Companies Want to Hire You to Work From Home
undrey/Getty Images Do you want to work from home? Your odds of landing a remote job might be better than you think. According to research, the number of U.S. workers who telecommute rose 159% between...
View ArticleAre Wages Growing? The PayScale Index Updates for Q4 2019
Lukas/Pexels The PayScale Index, which measures the change in wages for employed U.S. workers, recently updated. The latest data shows that nominal wages grew 2.5% year over year for Q4 2019. That’s a...
View ArticleADP: Private Payrolls Added 291,000 Jobs in January, the Most in 4 Years
Christina Morillo/Pexels Private-sector employers added 291,000 jobs last month, according to the monthly report from payrolls processor ADP. The tally nearly doubled estimates from economists and...
View ArticleJobs Report: Mild January Weather Boosts Payrolls
brownpau/Flickr Non-farm payrolls added 225,000 jobs last month according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, far exceeding economists’ predictions. Prior to the release of...
View ArticleHow to Lose Your Heart at Work (But Keep Your Job)
JD Hancock/Flickr Are you thinking about dating a coworker? If you decide to give it a whirl, you’ll be in good company. According to a 2019 survey from jobs site Vault, 58% of respondents have had an...
View Article30 Quotes From U.S. Presidents About Leadership, Happiness and Persistence
Only about 39% of U.S. companies give their employees the day off on Presidents’ Day, according to a survey from Bloomberg BNA. So, if you’re reading this from a location other than your usual...
View ArticleCorporate Wellness Companies Can Predict When You’ll Get Sick, Pregnant, or...
yacobchuk/Getty Images The corporate wellness market is booming. According to a report from the RAND Corporation, which was sponsored by the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human...
View Article29 Things to Do on Leap Day to Boost Your Career
A calendar year is 365 days, but the earth’s orbit around the sun is a bit longer — 365.2421 days, according to History.com. Hence, the need for Leap Day, the extra 24 hours tacked on to the end of...
View ArticleCoronavirus Fears Prompt Employers Like Twitter to Adopt Remote Work Policies
freestocks/Unsplash The recent outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 is prompting some governments to close their borders, the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, and the CDC to urge precautions like...
View ArticleADP: February Payrolls Beat Expectations; No Sign of Slowdown Due to Coronavirus
Juhasz Imre/Pexels Prior to the release of the monthly ADP National Employment Report, economists polled by Dow Jones predicted the addition of 155,000 jobs to private payrolls in February. This...
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