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Gallup-Healthways 2010 Well-Being Index Shows Americans’ Views of Their Work Environments Declining

added: 11-03-2011

Workplace satisfaction in the U.S. has continued to decline over the past three years, according to the city and state data from The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index™ (WBI).

Majority of US Private Companies Have Identified Workforce Skill Gaps

added: 10-03-2011

With their renewed optimism about the economy and intention to focus on strategic growth over the next 12 months, US private-company CEOs are making talent management a top priority. The majority (51%) of Trendsetter chief executives say that they need to fill certain skill gaps to meet their business objectives over the next one to two years, while 49% believe they have the right skills in place.

comScore Reports January 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

added: 09-03-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending January 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.9 percent market share. Google Android took the lead among smartphone platforms with 31.2 percent market share, after two short months in second place.

Nine in Ten Americans Say U.S. Retirement System under Severe Stress

added: 09-03-2011

A new public opinion research report finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe the nation’s retirement infrastructure is crumbling and that stock market volatility makes it impossible to predict retirement savings. The research also finds that Americans remain highly anxious about their ability to achieve a secure retirement, view retirement as simply surviving, and believe Washington is disconnected from Americans’ retirement anxiety.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index in February 2011

added: 09-03-2011

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in February for the fifth consecutive month. The index now stands at 101.7, up from January’s revised figure of 100.1. The index is up over 8 percent from a year ago.

Emerging Auto Insurance and Aggregator Sites Attracting Meaningful Share of Online Auto Insurance Market

added: 08-03-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, announced the availability of an expanded competitive set of insurers and aggregator sites for its online auto insurance benchmarker. In Q4 2010, these additional sites accounted for 724,000 submitted quotes, making up 8 percent of quotes submitted online.

U.S. Employment Situation in February 2011

added: 07-03-2011

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 192,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, construction, professional and business services, health care, and transportation and warehousing.

CBIZ Small Business Monthly Employment Index Shows Jobs Increase

added: 07-03-2011

The February CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, increased by .25 percent through the month, after posting a decrease of 2.62 percent in January; almost a 3 percent upswing in net month over month hiring.

Income Optimism Keeps U.S. Comfort Index near Three-Year High

added: 06-03-2011

U.S. consumer confidence last week held close to the highest level in almost three years as more Americans said their finances were in good shape.

U.S. Productivity and Costs: the Fourth Quarter of 2010

added: 05-03-2011

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The gain in productivity reflects a 4.0 percent increase in output and a 1.4 percent increase in hours worked. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) From the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010, productivity increased 1.9 percent as output rose faster than hours. Annual average productivity increased 3.9 percent from 2009 to 2010.

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