Job Cuts Plunge 42% in March; Housing Cuts Surge 346% from Q1 2006
Planned job cuts plunged to a eight-month low in March,
with the housing-related industries of real estate, construction and mortgage lending announcing nearly as many job cuts in the first three months of 2007 as in all of 2006.
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The cost to employers in lost productivity
from March Madness excitement over the NCAA men’s college basketball championship
tournament could surpass $1.2 billion over the course of the 19-day event that begins March
15, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas survey.
According
to a recent study by Robert Half and CareerBuilder.com on "How
Employees View Company Leaders, some 52% of employees polled said they are
satisfied with the performance of their bosses, while 28% are unhappy with
their supervisors.
A
survey of more than 19,000 technology professionals found that average IT
salaries in the U.S. increased 5.2% to $73,308 in 2006 from $69,700 in
2005, reports 2006 Annual Salary Survey by Dice. The survey found that
starting salaries outpaced the overall national average, with an increase
of 13.1% to $42,414 in 2006.
Heavy turnover among chief executive officers continued in the new year, as 114 CEO changes were
announced in January, the 10th consecutive month that over 100 CEO
departures were recorded, according to the monthly CEO Turnover Report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
World-class
companies now spend $1,614 per employee on HR, 13% less than typical
companies, which spend $1,864, according to 2006 Enterprise Book of
Numbers research from The Hackett Group.
Nearly
four out of five U.S. workers (84%) are not currently in their dream job,
according to a CareerBuilder.com national consumer employment survey,
conducted by Harris Interactive.
