Posted on May 19, 2014
Employers may be distinctly aware of those who are ready to job-hop from Rhode Island healthcare jobs, according to a recent survey from Careerbuilder. More than half (55 percent) of employers surveyed said they have hired a job-hopper and nearly one-third (32 percent) of all employers said they have come to expect workers to job-hop. […]
Posted on May 6, 2014
A survey from Jobvite on employee satisfaction points out that employees, including some who have Rhode Island customer service jobs, may be unsatisfied with their current jobs and may be actively seeking a new one. According to the survey, about 51 percent of people are actively looking for another job. In addition, 71 percent of […]
Posted on April 29, 2014
The latest labor market reports show that food service jobs in Rhode Island are growing. Employment continued to trend up in March in food services and drinking places (+30,000). Over the past year, food services and drinking places has added 323,000 jobs. Construction employment continued to trend up in March (+19,000). Over the past year, […]
Posted on April 20, 2014
If workers at Long Island jobs or other jobs across the nation were concerned they weren’t being paid fairly, would they go to their bosses? A new survey from Monster says that yes, they would. The majority of respondents are likely to go straight to their boss if they found out they were being paid […]
Posted on April 6, 2014
A recent poll points out that IT jobs in Rhode Island may be growing. CareerBuilder.com released their US jobs outlook, showing that certain industries are expected to outperform the national average for hiring. The number of manufacturing employers planning to add full-time, permanent headcount increased three percentage points over Q2 2013 and beat the national […]
Posted on March 28, 2014
Several companies are reporting that they have no mobile strategy in place to fill Rhode Island jobs, according to a recent survey from Robert Half. One in four companies (28 percent) surveyed by Robert Half Technology has no mobile technology strategy. About 70 percent of firms said they have implemented some type of mobile technology […]
Posted on March 20, 2014
According to labor statistics, retail jobs in Rhode Island have grown slightly. Retail trade employment changed little in February (-4,000). Among the component industries, a job gain in food and beverage stores (+12,000) was more than offset by declines in electronics and appliance stores (-12,000); sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores (-9,000); and department […]
Posted on March 4, 2014
As spring arrives and big projects are planned, Lowe’s, the giant home retailer, is recruiting and hiring big for Rhode Island sales jobs. Lowe’s said it will hire about 25,000 new employees, which is less than Home Depot’s 80,000. Experience in home improvement is a plus. Seasonal jobs available are focused on customer support and […]
Posted on March 1, 2014
Out of all the states, Rhode Island unemployment was the second highest in 2013, according to labor market statistics. Nevada again had the highest unemployment rate (9.8 percent) in 2013, followed by Rhode Island (9.5 percent) and Illinois (9.2 percent). North Dakota had the lowest jobless rate among the states for the fifth year in […]
Posted on February 18, 2014
As nationwide the economy improves, it appears government jobs in Rhode Island might also be climbing. According to the BLS, n January, federal government employment decreased by 12,000; the U.S. Postal Service accounted for most of this decline (-9,000). In addition, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.4 […]
