Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The “Great Resignation” in the United States continued unabated as approximately 4.2 million workers quit their jobs in October 2021, down from the record high 4.4 million workers who quit in September 2021, according to the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released by the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Total nonfarm employment in the United States rose by 850,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.9 percent in June 2021 as the labor market continued to recover from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the monthly jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 4, 2021, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a poll titled “The COVID-19 Unemployed” that found many Americans who lost their jobs during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and remain unemployed never expect to return to work and that steep barriers stand in the way of…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The United States economy added 661,000 jobs while the unemployment rate declined by 0.5 percentage point to 7.9 percent in September 2020, improvements reflecting the resumption of economic activity curtailed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The May 2020 jobs report that showed the United States economy added a surprising 2.5 million jobs while the unemployment rate declined to 13.3 percent despite the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that caused a record loss of 20.5 million jobs in April 2020 also contained…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of leading global background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a live webinar titled “Screening Unemployed Job Applicants: Pros and Cons to Consider” hosted by compliance training provider Lorman Education Services on Monday, March 30, 2020,…
Private sector employment in the United States increased by 175,000 jobs from December 2013 to January 2014, according to the January 2014 ADP National Employment Report® produced by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP®) in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The complete report is available at http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/2014/January/NER/NER-January-2014.aspx.
The New York City Council has voted to override a veto by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to enact legislation – Intro 814-A – that prohibits employers from refusing to consider or hire qualified job applicants who are unemployed. The law prevents employers from using employment status in a hiring decision and from posting…
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