We’ve heard it for years, we grew up with it being pounded into our heads: Education, education, education. Stay in school, go to college so you can get a degree and get a good job. These were the words from our youth, and they can still be heard today. The world is changing at a [...]
Being unemployed can seem downright hopeless at times, but it isn’t the end of the world. Donald Trump, Larry King, and even Jerry Seinfeld have all been unemployed, but they all managed to go on to new things, land new jobs, and achieve success. They’ve also learned a few secrets to success the hard way, so you don’t have to.
In 2008, unemployment rates for IT managers and other professionals sat at only 2.5%. But in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this number jumped to a staggering 5.2%. This is the highest the industry’s seen since 2003.
As the global economy is shrinking, unemployment isn’t just an issue in the United States. Europe, too, is seeing unemployment rates that are genuinely horrifying. What’s most disconcerting about this is that, just as in the US, the unemployment rate is actually higher than the “official” statistic.
Until the end of the 1960’s, unemployment in Europe [...]
With potentially over a 9.5% unemployment rate in the United States, and more localized unemployment rates reaching over 21% (Yuma, Arizona), where have all of the good jobs gone? The following four metro areas are amongst the lower end of American cities, in regards to unemployment.
Boulder, Colorado
Unemployment rate – 6.0%
Major employers in the Boulder vicinity [...]
