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The current economic crisis has caused many companies worldwide to make changes in the benefits they offer their employees, such as cutting bonuses, pensions, 401k  matches or salary increases. But what happens when the economic crisis is over? Will these companies reinstate these benefits or not? At the moment, only a minority of Americans [...]

Compensation packages are shrinking and competition for open jobs is fierce. April will continue a bleak employment outlook for job seekers as employment expectations continue to sink in the manufacturing and service sectors, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s Employment Report.

Jobs are currently available in many industries across the U.S. Here’s a list to focus your research and help you narrow down your job search.

Working remotely from home is gaining in popularity all over the US. Learn what the top mid-size states are for supporting employees working remotely from home. Is your state one of them?

Americans fear unemployment more than any other consequence of the economic downturn, outweighing stock market performance, healthcare costs and saving for retirement, according to a recent survey.
A new study from financial services firm Edward Jones shows 38 percent of Americans rank unemployment as their biggest concern, topping the list for both men and women. [...]

The slow economy isn’t slowing the need for engineers in the electricity industry. The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) is partnering with local schools in an effort to encourage students to pursue engineering careers. The California ISO is recognizing National Engineers Week by hosting its first Engineering Day at its Folsom campus [...]

As job losses mount in the challenging US economy, growth to online job search sites has grown 51% to 18.8 million visitors, making job search the fastest growing content site category in 2008, according to data released by comScore.

But Four in Ten Consumers Say Country Is Now on the Right Track
Continuing a year-long decline, U.S. consumer sentiment hit new all-time lows in February on news of accelerating joblessness, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index. As a result, the overall RBC [...]

Mass layoffs and cost-cutting for U.S. payrolls continue historic downward spiral
Hiring will drop substantially in both the manufacturing and private service sectors compared to this time last year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) LINE(R) Employment Report.
LINE, or the Leading Indicators of National Employment(R) Report, forecasts a 36 percent drop [...]