There were minimal job losses in New Jersey’s private and public sectors in March, but for the most part the state’s employment situation remained flat according to new figures by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March, in the latest sign that the economy is rebounding from a weak stretch brought on by a harsh winter.
The problem may not be widespread, but a number of employers out there won't hire someone if that person is currently out of a job. This type of discrimination would become illegal with new legislation in Trenton.
Following a major revision of New Jersey's employment statistics for the month of January, state labor officials are pushing for a change in the way the numbers are reported.
Showing no change from the month prior, New Jersey's unemployment rate held at 7.1 percent in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Pet Sitters International sponsors a Take Your Dog To Work Day every June which entices some 10,000 businesses to open their doors and allow employees to bring their pets into the work place.
Nearly 100 employers and service organizations converged on the Rider University campus this week for a unique career fair targeting military veterans and their families.
Amid grappling with crisis in Ukraine, President Barack Obama made a pitch for women's pocketbook issues Thursday, calling for legislation requiring equal pay for equal work and saying Congress would get more done if it had more women.