Posted on September 30, 2012
A military-focused recruiting firm has set up a slew of events designed to facilitate the hiring of veterans for jobs in Rhode Island, as well as many other cities. The company just announced its fourth quarter 2012 dates for their ConferenceHire® events. The ConferenceHire events will take place in the following locations: October 10/08 Norfolk […]
Posted on September 15, 2012
The outlook regarding retail jobs in Rhode Island appears to be positive, according to a recent survey. More than 18,000 employers were surveyed in a quarterly report by international staffing firm Manpower. Manpower reports that the Net Employment Outlook for Quarter 4 2012 is +11%, unchanged from Quarter 3 2012 and slightly elevated from +8% […]
Posted on September 8, 2012
According to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare jobs in Rhode Island have burgeoned. Overall nationwide, health care employment rose by 17,000 in August. Ambulatory health care services and hospitals added 14,000 and 6,000 jobs. From June through August, job growth in health care averaged 15,000 per month, compared with an […]
Posted on August 24, 2012
A new study finds that graduates may struggle acquiring Rhode Island legal jobs and other cities across America. Selected Findings from the Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2011 released today by NALP, the association for legal career professionals, the overall employment rate for new law school graduates is, at 85.6%, the […]
Posted on August 13, 2012
Paid interns are obtaining jobs in Rhode Island at a faster rate than unpaid interns, according to a new survey. About 60 percent of 2012 college graduates who took part in paid internships received at least one job offer, according to results of a new study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. NACEs […]
Posted on August 6, 2012
Rhode Island unemployment remains high – the third highest in the nation, in fact. The latest labor statistics show that really nothing has changed in terms of jobs within the state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised from +77,000 to +87,000, and the […]
Posted on July 29, 2012
The number of Rhode Island jobs available has gone down, according to recent employment reports. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said this week that twenty-seven states recorded unemployment rate increases, 11 states and the District of Columbia posted rate decreases, and 12 states had no change. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment […]
Posted on July 16, 2012
Due to an initiative sparked by the White House to encourage the hiring of veterans and their family members, the rail industry has joined forces with the White House to help fill transportation jobs in Rhode Island with talented veterans. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced that the nations major freight, intercity passenger, commuter railroads […]
Posted on July 8, 2012
Bradley-Morris, a military-focused recruiting firm, is holding several conferences to help place military personnel in Rhode Island jobs and other cities across the United States. They have scheduled dates for ConferenceHire events designed to place military people in civilian jobs. The conferences help employers to recruit military to fill key positions, add bench strength and […]
Posted on July 1, 2012
Rhode Island unemployment is down two-tenths of a percentage point, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. The states seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2012 dropped to 11.0 percent. This reversed a three-month trend of small increases in the states unemployment rate. That rate is down rate was down three-tenths of […]
