An online survey finds 49 percent of employers plan to boost salaries they expect to offer new hires this year. This is because of a growing labor shortage in the U.S.
, CareerBuider’s vice president of HR told Reuters. The job site did the survey.
The U.S. government report on monthly jobs growth this morning offered more evidence of a strong job market. ”There’s no sign of diminished call on labor market resources even as the economy grows at a relatively moderate rate,” said Pierre Ellis, senior economist with Decision Economics in New York after the influential economic report landed.
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Employment numbers are an accounting illusion prepared to support failed policies.
- Posted by bonaeI’ve heard all this talk about how there are so many job opportunities available right now. But what the government isn’t taking into account is that the jobs available are minimum wage jobs that should be held by teenagers and stay at home moms who want to make a little extra money. These jobs do not provide the type of income and benefits a person needs to survive in todays economy.
- Posted by Sara P.