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Animal Therapy Helps Veteran Students During High-Stress Semester Moments
Service dogs-in-training have been proven to help sick children, people with disabilities and the elderly. George Mason University has teamed with non-profit Veterans Moving Forward to help veteran students on the Virginia campus through the therapeutic power of animal companionship. “Karen (Jeffries) walks around with the dogs, and for the students, it’s very calming,” described [...] Continue reading
Multi-level Marketing: Money-Making Genius or a Bad Investment?
Amway. Mary Kay. Primerica. Pampered Chef. Any of these companies ring a bell? All of these well-known companies sell vastly different product lines, but have one thing in common — they’re multi-level marketing companies. This means that those who sign up with the company can make money both through direct sales of the company’s products [...] Continue reading
Unemployment Inequality: Men Land Majority of New Jobs
Rosie the Riveter, the iconic symbol of workplace equality, would not be pleased. While millions of unemployed Americans compete for precious few new jobs, recent Department of Labor data indicates a significant gender disparity in hiring since the recession landmark of June 2009. Despite the advances women have made in the workplace, the recession has [...] Continue reading
Negative Ratio: Lost Jobs Outweigh Starts
Consumer Reports conducted its Consumer Reports Index report which showed more Americans had lost a job in the past 30 days than had gained a job. It is the second straight month the index has dropped and it is the lowest it has been in the past nine months. The percentage of people who started [...] Continue reading
Transitioning a Student Wardrobe to the Workplace
So now that the euphoric high of turning in your last paper, and subsequently, making it across the stage to receive your diploma, has worn off, you are left sending out countless resumes every day. But just as you are beginning to wonder if you will ever make it beyond your parents’ basement, you get [...] Continue reading
Will Work Out for Raise: People Who Exercise Average 9% More Income
Tired of being passed over for that raise? Maybe you should hit the gym. It seems like a strange correlation, but, according to a report by Time.com, Vasilios Kosteas, a Cleveland State University researcher, found that people who exercised made 9% more income than those who did not. Kosteas’ findings were published in June’s issue [...] Continue reading
Reverse Course: Jobless Claims Fall Back by 12,000
After increasing by 10,000 last week and 15,000 in the span of the past month, the jobless claims fell by 12,000 for the week ending June 2. The Department of Labor released its weekly jobless claims report which showed some positive news despite the four-week average increasing by 1,750 to 377,750. The continual increases in [...] Continue reading
Up or Down? Gallup Poll Contradicts Unemployment Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ numbers on unemployment have been showing signs of regression as the month of May showed the employment numbers were flat, but Gallup’s U.S. Job Creation Index shows job creation as steady in the month of May. The tracking system showed the job index at +19 for May. April’s index was [...] Continue reading
Retail Execs Experience Positive Gains – Economic Recovery Down the Road
Retail chains are currently seeing a greater cash flow, stronger revenue, and are adding more employees. Consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of the U.S. economy, is up, so is the country in the midst of economic recovery? Not yet, according to the retail executives of those chains. Executives indicated in the 2012 Retail Outlook [...] Continue reading
Jobs Report for Veterans Up Slightly from April; Younger Vets Still Struggling
Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reported a slight increase in the month-to-month unemployment rate of job seekers in the U.S., but fell well short of the forecasted numbers. For the period ending May 2012, 7.7% of all those looking for work were unemployed, as compared to 7.5% of job seekers in April 2012. The [...] Continue reading