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Interesting chart showing how US total employment is performing worse when compared to Europe and other major industrial nations over the past three years.

CNN Money ranks the 100 best jobs for pay, growth and quality of life.  We feature the top 25 below, see the whole list here Job Title, Forecast growth 1. Software Architect (34%) 2. Physician Assistant (39%) 3. Management Consultant (24%) 4. Physical Therapist (30%) 5. Environmental Engineer (31%) 6. […]

LONDON, UK – NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced the official reopening of the company’s flagship Niketown store on Oxford Circus in central London, following extensive redevelopment that makes it the largest Nike store in the World. Niketown London now covers approximately 42,000 square feet over four floors. Its reopening forms part […]

Another Reason to be Cautious About Employees’ Social Media By Barran Liebman It seems like almost everyone is using Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or some version of a social networking site–at least it seems like most of your employees are. You may have good reason to be concerned about what employees […]

The youth jobless numbers are staggering, and it is wrecking housing, consumer spending and marriage rates By Oregon Tax News, This year, the nation hit a record high unemployment rate more than 17% of 20 to 24-year-olds. The Labor Department reports that even young adults with college degrees face a […]

By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ rose 0.2 percent to 86.2 (1997=100), the first increase since June. Compared to six months ago, more than half the index components declined while the UO Index fell 6.4 percent (annualized). Highlights of the […]

By National Conference of State Legislature, Balancing the budget could become more difficult in several statehouses across the country after Tuesday night. Generally speaking, voters on Tuesday made it more difficult for legislatures to pass tax increases, yet gave consent to programs with high price tags and no revenue stream. […]

By Oregon Employment Department Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in September, unchanged from August. The rate has been between 10.5 and 10.7 percent for the most recent 11 months. Oregon’s unemployment rate was 11.0 percent in September 2009. In September, 196,303 Oregonians were unemployed, the fewest since […]

Ninth Circuit: Employee holding a web site for ransom violated Anti-Cybersquatting Act By Ater Wynne, Oregon Law Firm, The Ninth Circuit ruled last week in DSPT International, Inc. v. Nahum that a defendant who lawfully owns and uses a domain name may violate the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACCPA), […]