New York – JPMorgan Chase & Co. today released the first in a series of reports that lays out a specific roadmap for addressing the mismatch between the needs of employers and the skills of current job seekers. Specifically, this report provides a comprehensive look at available middle-skill healthcare and technology jobs in New York […]
MILWAUKEE, — Understanding job seekers’ preferences and profiles is the first step to attracting top talent, concludes the 2014 Candidate Preferences Survey from ManpowerGroup Solutions Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), an offering of ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world’s workforce expert. More than 200 active and passive U.S. job seekers representing a cross section of ages, incomes, […]
BURBANK, Calif., Today, Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars culminates in a Demo Day where its 10 participating companies will present their businesses to the investment and entrepreneurial communities, industry leaders and Disney executives. The Disney Accelerator participants have just finished a 15-week immersive program that gave them access to mentorship from more than 60 Disney […]
Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement and investments, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), announced today that 247 companies have chosen the Mercer Marketplace exchange for their active and retiree exchange solutions. These relationships cover 500,000 employees and retirees and provide exchange access for more than 1,000,000 lives, […]
EU and US officials today ended a 7th round of week-long negotiations in Washington, D.C. (US) on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a new EU-US trade and investment deal. The EU’s Chief TTIP Negotiator, Ignacio Garcia Bercero, made a statement at the end of the round. We have again had a week of […]
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 248,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care. Household Survey Data In September, the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 5.9 percent. The number […]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin and the Chief Executives of Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties joined together with JPMorgan Chase, the Brookings Institution, founders of the Global Cities Initiative, and World Business Chicago today to launch Metro Chicago Exports. Metro Chicago Exports is […]
Warren, Mich. – Macomb Community College and JPMorgan Chase today announced the Innovation Fund, a nearly $3 million effort to stimulate economic development and job growth among promising Detroit-area entrepreneurs and next-stage companies with high-growth potential. Part of JPMorgan Chase’s $100 million commitment to Detroit’s economic recovery and managed by Macomb Community College, the Innovation […]
WENTZVILLE, Mo. – General Motors will add a third shift at its Wentzville Assembly plant, creating an estimated 750 new jobs, to build the all-new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups and Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans. Dealers have ordered nearly 30,000 Colorados, which is very high for early orders. With the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program announced today a partnership with Uber that will help the company bring 50,000 veterans, service members, and military spouses onto the Uber platform as partner drivers over the next 18 months. Uber is making its commitment as part of the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring 500,000 […]