What the Conference Board’s Numbers Tell Us

 Business & Economy, Human Capital Management  5 Responses »
Aug 012012
 

Pundits and experts alike have been vociferous in their acknowledgement that the economic growth leading up to the 2008 Recession was largely unsustainable, going so far as to condemn the governmental and financial leaders of that time for not seeing the writing on the wall.  One organization who has been keeping their eyes on the writing has been The Conference Board, which released it’s July 2012 Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL)report today.  So, what does the [...]

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A CEO’s Take on Jobs, Stimulus, and Policy : NPR

 Business & Economy, Human Capital Management  1 Response »
Jan 312011
 

Despite these comments and attitudes from the corporate sector, job growth is on the rise. The Conference Board released their HWOL report today, and looking back at the historical data, the number of total online jobs posted, and the number of new jobs posted in January are right back to where they were before the recession. Maybe small and mid-sized businesses really are the engine that drives the US economy and job market after all…

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