Employment Spot

Teachers interact with children and young adults every day, teaching them academics and life lessons, shaping their futures and serving as positive role models.  Do you feel that teachers deserve to be paid more than they are?  Is $40,000 per year enough to compensate for all that teachers do to help the future generations of our country?  Here are the top cities for teacher salaries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read the rest of this entry »

Where do you go if you are looking for a great job but don’t have much actual work experience? Maybe you’ve completed your college degree or are re-entering the work force in a new field. According to city statistics on employment, some cities may be better than others when searching for entry-level positions. Here are the top 10 cities for entry level positions, as stated by CollegeGrad.com in their quarterly survey: Read the rest of this entry »

Following trends in hiring in the last six months, U.S. employers anticipate they will be recruiting at a moderated, yet stable, pace through the remainder of the year.

The latest GDP report from the U.S. Commerce Department shows subdued economic growth in the second quarter, which clocked in at an annual rate of 2.6 percent compared to a brisk clip of 5.6 percent in the first quarter. The National Association for Business Economics is forecasting that the GDP will hold steady at 2.6 percent through the end of the year, warding off some speculation that a slowing in the economy will lead to a recession near-term.

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