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Despite Weak Job Market, IT Opportunities Abound: Foote Partners
While the unemployment rate in the United States remains stubbornly high and the population becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of job opportunities–the month of August saw no gains in the job market and there was a rise in “discouraged workers”–professionals in the IT space fared better, with 13,700 more jobs added in the technical…
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Yahoo CEO Bartz “Fired Over The Phone”
Yahoo, a Web services pioneer that has been beset with financial troubles for the better part of the last decade, made a change in leadership Sept. 6 when its board of directors removed CEO Carol Bartz and named Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse as interim CEO. It was the second announcement of a change at…
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Self Employed Workforce Gains Momentum
Self Employed Workforce Gains Momentum MBO estimates that the independent workforce stands at 16 million in the United States No Title 60 percent of contractors say they’re highly satisfied with their work situation, compared to half of employees who are unhappy with their work. No Title 55 percent of independent workers say they made a…
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August Employment Index Shows Drop in Hiring: Report
The August CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (SBEI), a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, further decreased by .36 percent through the month, after posting a decrease of .90 percent in July. Today’s announcement follows ADP’s August jobs survey, which showed that the private sector added 91,000 jobs in August,…
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Small Business Employment Lags in August: Report
Small businesses created 35,000 new jobs in August, but employees worked fewer hours and received less money, key findings among the results of this month’s update of the Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between July 24 and Aug. 23. The monthly report found that small business employment grew by 0.18 percent…
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61 Percent of Health Care Organizations Added IT Staff: Report
In an annual report called IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2011/2012, Computer Economics, an IT research and advisory firm, reveals that 61 percent of health care organizations are increasing IT staff head counts in 2011. Computer Economics conducts the study to give key metrics to IT managers to help them with organizing finance and strategy.…
