Economy
Temp and contract work is the new reality of the job market
My post “Temp hiring no longer seen as a sign of recovery” talked about how temp hiring used to be an indicator that the job market was improving because a temp job was seen as a good path to a regular (meaning “real”) position. Now that no longer seems to be…
Headline: Temp hiring no longer seen as sign of recovery
It seems you can’t count on those darn temps anymore.
Temp work is no longer seen as work done only by misfits who either can’t get a job or refuse to conform to the ”normal” workplace. In this economy, you have to find work any way you can. If that…
InfoGraphic of Unemployment State-by-State
Interesting infographic on state-by-state unemployment (via BusinessPundit)
What’s the “real” unemployment rate?
An enlightening article from MSNBC.com about the “real” unemployment rate. With so many people out of work, and so many who’ve given up hope of finding a job and have simply stopped looking, who…
Giganomics
Here’s a term I haven’t heard before: “Giganomics” (gig-a-nomics). While it may be a rather new term, what it refers to is not new: working multiple jobs to stay afloat. I’ve been there and done that.
The article is slanted…
