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Initial Jobless Claims Hold at 505,000

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits were unchanged in the week ending Nov. 14, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. ...continue

Baby Boomers Winning in Job market Over Younger Workers

New data shows that older workers are staying on the job longer causing younger job seekers to be squeezed out of the job market. ...continue

How Many Jobs Do Small Employers Create?

To determine the share of employment small businesses account for in the U.S., I've always used data from the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration which provides data produced by the U.S. Census on small business employment. But recently I began looking at data from payroll provider Automatic Data Processing (ADP), which uses payroll data to track U.S. employment. ADP's data shows that the share of U.S. employment in businesses with less than 500 employees is more than 30 percentage points higher. ...continue

Few Hispanic in Leadership Positions at California Nonprofits

While Hispanics make up more than a third of California's population, they are the least represented ethnic or racial group in nonprofit organizations throughout the state, according to a new report released today. ...continue

Sprint to Chop up to 2,500 Jobs

U.S. telecommunications giant Sprint Nextel said it would cut its payroll by up to 2,500 workers due to falling revenues. ...continue

Overcoming Disabilities to Be a Business Owner

As the heavy wooden sign for St. Matthews Episcopal Church was hoisted up by Allison Wright's father and her job coach and hung on its frame, she clapped her hands and jumped up and down. The sign was the first that she had ever made from her business, FrameWright, which operates out of her father's shop. Wright, who has learning disabilities, has spent the past year working a job coach from a 35-year-old nonprofit that provides individualized vocational training and job placement to people with disabilities. ...continue

Job Front: Small Biz Slow to Hire

Small businesses, pessimistic about the economy and frustrated by a lack of access to credit, are holding off on hiring, according to a new nationwide poll of small firms. The poll, released Thursday by Chicago business consultancy George S. May International Co., found that three of every four businesses responding had no plans to add staff in the next three months. ...continue

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