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  • Workforce Cuts Create Long-term Costs

    Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

    The effects of cuts in the permanent workforce are starting to show.

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Continent and Alternative Employment Arrangements has documented that in 2005 more than 10 million workers – about 7.4 of the employed – were independent contractors (an increase from 6.4 in 2001). An increasing number of workers are [...]

    Recent Workforce Trends

    Friday, March 31st, 2006

    2005 findings from the Jackson Lewis Workplace Survey have been released, according to the New York Business Wire (March 14, 2006). Jackson Lewis is a national law firm that represents management in workplace issues.

    Corporate attorneys and human resource managers from large and medium-sized companies participating in Jackson Lewis workplace law conferences answered questions about trends [...]

    Happy in Their Jobs?

    Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

    Here are the national and local (Atlanta) stats from the Hudson Employment Index. It looks to me as if the percentages of people who are “happy in their job” might be somehow inflated, especially considering that a large percentage of them are actively looking for another position. Perhaps the questions might be refined. Is there [...]