| “Many of you will resolve to do a whole host of things in 2013. Some will vow to eat healthier, lose weight, or save money—while others will pledge to land a new job, get a promotion, or earn more money.”
Source: Forbes.com |
31 December 2012
• 10 New Year's Resolutions That Will Jump-Start Your Career
28 December 2012
• “Employee Handbook Updates for 2013”
| “Legal and regulatory changes—more than new laws—are driving the need for company policy adjustments, revised plan documents and updated employee handbooks for 2013 by U.S. employers.”
Source: SHRM.com |
27 December 2012
• U.S. Consumer Confidence – November 2012
| “The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in October, posted a moderate increase in November. The Index now stands at 73.7 (1985=100), up from 73.1 in October….
”Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: ‘The Consumer Confidence Index increased in November and is now at its highest level in more than four and a half years (76.4 Feb. 2008). This month’s moderate improvement was the result of an uptick in expectations, while consumers’ assessment of present-day conditions continues to hold steady. Over the past few months, consumers have grown increasingly more upbeat about the current and expected state of the job market, and this turnaround in sentiment is helping to boost confidence.’” Source: The Conference Board |
• U.S. New Residential Sales - November 2012
| Sales of new single-family houses in November 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, according to
estimates released jointly today.
This is 4.4 percent (±16.8%) above the revised October rate of 361,000 and is 15.3 percent (±18.7%) above the
November 2011 estimate of 327,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in November 2012 was $246,200; the average sales price was $299,700. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of November was 149,000. This represents a supply of 4.7 months at the current sales rate. Source: USDOC-Census |
• Federal Unemployment Benefits May End Dec. 29
| “The Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program
will end December 29, 2012 unless Congress reauthorizes this federal program. However, the
Labor Department is asking claimants who are now collecting benefits under this program to
continue filing.”
Source: CTDOL |
• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Down 12k
| In the week ending December 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 362,000 and down 8.9% from the same week a year ago.
The 4-week moving average was 356,750, a decrease of 11,250 from the previous week's revised average of 368,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.5 percent for the week ending December 15, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending December 8 were in Alaska (6.2), New Jersey (3.9), Pennsylvania (3.8), Puerto Rico (3.7), California (3.5), Montana (3.5), Oregon (3.5), Connecticut (3.3), Nevada (3.3), Illinois (3.2), and Wisconsin (3.2). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending December 15 were in Florida (+5,080), Kentucky (+1,009), Mississippi (+651), Iowa (+646), and Indiana (+549), while the largest decreases were in California (-6,867), New Jersey (-5,101), Pennsylvania (-3,412), New York (-2,938) and Michigan (-2,889). Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. Source: USDOL-BLS |
• “How To Do A Great Job Hiring Employees”
| “When hiring new employees, an employer’s goal is to make the best match between an applicant’s skills and a job’s requirements. With a solid hiring process, an employer can obtain the information it needs to assess an applicant’s abilities, make smart hiring decisions, and avoid areas that can lead to hiring discrimination claims.
"The following tips are aimed at helping employers hire successful employees while avoiding some of the legal pitfalls of the hiring process.” Source: Business & Legal Resources |
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