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Yellow Pages and Search Engines Firmly Established As Go-To Sources for Consumers Shopping Locally
added: 14-06-2011

As local search habits evolve, a comprehensive study of consumer preferences on local media shows that an integrated approach to local advertising incorporating both print directories and online search media is the best path for businesses hoping to ring up sales.
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US Employer Costs for Employee Compensation on March 2011
added: 13-06-2011

Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $30.07 per hour worked in March 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Wages and salaries averaged $20.91 per hour worked and accounted for 69.6 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.15 and accounted for the remaining 30.4 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $28.10 per hour worked in March 2011. Total employer compensation costs for State and local government workers averaged $40.54 per hour worked in March 2011.
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Consumer Comfort in U.S. Improves as Gasoline Prices Decrease
added: 13-06-2011

Consumer confidence rose last week for the third consecutive time as lower gasoline prices lifted Americans’ outlook on their finances. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index climbed to minus 45.9 in the period to June 5, the best showing since the end of April, from the prior week’s minus 47.1. Across income groups, sentiment improved the most among those making less than $50,000 a year.
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High Gas Prices Kept Consumers Focused on Smaller Cars in May, According to the AutoTrader.com
added: 13-06-2011

Gas prices started a slow but steady decline at the end of May in many areas, but the still-high cost kept car shoppers focused more on fuel-efficient vehicles than their usual trucks and SUVs. According to AutoTrader.com's monthly Trend Engine report, which provides analysis of consumer shopping behavior on the site, many of the trends from April 2011 remained steady in May, from the still-strong interest in smaller cars and the continuing rise in average asking prices across the lists of most-searched new, used and Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles.
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Gallup and Healthways Release May 2011 Well-Being Index Report
added: 13-06-2011

Gallup and Healthways, Inc. released the monthly Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® (WBI) Report for May 2011. The WBI composite score of 66.5 remained relatively unchanged from April’s score of 66.2.
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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Fall 9 Straight Weeks
added: 13-06-2011

Mortgage rates continue to fall amid disappointing economic news. The benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now 4.65 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.39 discount and origination points.
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Despite Recent Recession, New Research Finds Financial & Job Insecurities Not the Biggest Obstacles to Work Life Flexibility
added: 10-06-2011

Just as employees have gotten comfortable with the idea of work life flexibility, worrying less about the impact it has on their paychecks or careers, new research shows increased workloads or no time are now the biggest obstacles.
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US Job Openings and Labor Turnover in April 2011
added: 09-06-2011

There were 3.0 million job openings on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The job openings rate (2.2 percent), the hires rate (3.0 percent), and the separations rate (2.9 percent) were essentially unchanged in April. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region.
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Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM: Consumer Confidence Remains Flat in May 2011
added: 09-06-2011

Consumer sentiment remained stagnant in May, as both spending expectations and economic confidence saw little change from the prior two months, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor. The Monitor, a poll of 8,200 consumers tracking economic confidence and spending intentions on a daily basis, rose 0.1 to 89.5 in May. That figure is down from this year’s high of 93.1, reported in January, and reflects the pressure that high gas prices and continued high unemployment are putting on budgets and finances.
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43 Percent of U.S. Businesses Using Social Media, Social Networks to Win New Business
added: 09-06-2011

The last year has seen a rise in U.S. companies using social networks to win new business, reveals a new survey from Regus, the global provider of flexible workplace solutions. According to the survey, 43 percent of firms are successfully using social networking to win new customers, up eight percentage points from last year's survey.
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