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January Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, PMI at 50.7%

added: 04-02-2008

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January, while the overall economy grew for the 75th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business

Dip in Overall Worker Confidence for Sixth Consecutive Month

added: 04-02-2008

The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overall worker confidence, dropped for the sixth consecutive month, falling 3.4 points to 48.6 in January.

Despite Slowing Economy 'Super Rich' Continue to Spend

added: 03-02-2008

Despite continued news of a looming recession, 80.3 percent of the "Super Rich" (consumers with net worth of $30 million plus) will increase their spending on luxury goods and services. This is according to the Elite Traveler/Prince & Associates 2008 Affluent Consumer Spending Survey conducted January 10-18, 2008.

Corporate Contributions Rise Again

added: 03-02-2008

Total corporate contributions in the U.S. and abroad (among 189 major corporations and corporate foundations) amounted to $10.2 billion in 2006, up from $9.8 billion in 2005, The Conference Board reports today in its annual survey of corporate giving to worthy causes.

71 Percent Expect $4 Gas This Summer, Bigger Fear For Public Than Recession, Mortgage Meltdown and Joblessness

added: 02-02-2008

Gas prices this summer reaching $4 a gallon are expected by 71 percent of Americans, of whom more than half (51 percent) cite fuel prices as their #1 economic worry for 2008, ahead of fears of recession, the mortgage foreclosure meltdown and the prospect of more joblessness.

Key to Attracting and Retaining Quality Employees: Benefits

added: 01-02-2008

Business owners and human resource executives grappling with ways to keep their employee health benefits both competitive and cost effective found out how their plans compare to others today at a breakfast seminar at Embassy Suites Parsippany. Scott Rappoport, a 25-year veteran of the employee benefits industry and President of Benefit Sources & Solutions in Bound Brook, presented the results of the 2007 United Benefit Advisors (UBA)/Benefit Sources & Solutions Health Plan Benchmarking Survey, the nation's largest and most comprehensive survey of plan design and plan costs.

Mortgage Rates Rebound

added: 01-02-2008

After the sharpest four-week decline in more than 18 years, mortgage rates bounced back, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 5.88 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.38 discount and origination points.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Inches Up

added: 01-02-2008

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index — a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America — inched up one point in December. The Index now stands at 22. It was 33 one year ago.

Monster Employment Index Declines in January

added: 31-01-2008

The Monster Employment Index fell nine points in January, extending a three-month downward trend and indicating further moderation in U.S. online recruitment activity. The Monster Employment Index is based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards, including Monster(R).

January Job Vacancy Data Points Towards More Labor Market Slowing

added: 31-01-2008

In January there were 3,362,500 online advertised vacancies, a largely seasonal decline of 5 percent from December, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series. Over the year, online advertised vacancies were up 7 percent for the nation as a whole. There were 2.2 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in January.

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