In July, employers took 1,221 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
US stocks jumped on Friday as surprisingly strong data on home sales and durable goods orders relieved economic worries and bolstered investor confidence.
China needs a better return on its fast-rising investments in research and development (R&D) and higher education if it is to meet its goal of becoming an “innovation-oriented” economy by 2020, according to a new OECD report.
While they may not be whistling while they work, a new survey of U.S. workers finds that most Americans are very happy in their jobs, with those who are living in the West, married, and Hispanic showing the highest incidence of workplace contentment.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2007, the same rate as in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates.
Sixty percent of establishments in private industry offered medical care benefits to their employees in March 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
China's e-commerce market has kept stable development. The e-commerce transaction volume continues to grow rapidly. In 2007 1H, the e-commerce market in China still retained its robust growth momentum with the transaction volume exceeding 1.32 trillion Yuan.
According to research commissioned by Avanade Inc., a global IT consultancy, less than half of U.S. and Canadian enterprises surveyed are satisfied with the impact of current collaborative and communication technologies, including email, intranets and video conferencing.
