DirectEmployers Association’s National Labor Exchange Providing Jobs to the Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced the launch of a new tool from the Department of Labor (DOL) called “My Next Move.” This web portal complements ‘mySkills myFuture” and is aimed at helping young adults, students, first-time workers...Washington D.C. Press Conference
Monday, February 7th a couple of the DirectEmployers staff will be headed to D.C. for a Press Conference. We are looking forward to this trip with a few of your fellow members joining us to answer questions and demonstrate .jobs to the press. In case you missed it,...DirectEmployers Featured on the HuffingtonPost.com
Since 2001 DirectEmployers Association’s mission has been to create a more effective and efficient labor market for employers and job seekers to connect easier, faster and freely. This article on The Huffington Post’s website highlights how The .jobs Universe...U.S. loses 85,000 jobs, but hopes grow
December saw losses of 85,000 jobs, but Friday’s labor report also showed a small
employment gain in November, the first since the recession began in December 2007.
The job market isn’t improving – not yet, anyway. But signs of future growth keep popping up.
To begin with, the US actually gained 4,000 jobs in November, according to revised data released by the Department of Labor on Friday. That upward revision in November makes December’s unexpectedly big loss of 85,000 jobs look all the more stark.
Still, the November total (which is still preliminary) marks the first time in 23 months that the US has actually gained jobs.