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The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP.org) and the Environmental Career Center (EnvironmentalCareer.com) are jointly conducting the 2012 National Environmental Employment Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EnvironmentalEmploymentSurvey. This comprehensive online survey looks at both hiring needs of employers and challenges that job seekers have in securing an environmental job.
What are your views regarding environmental employment within your organization (employers) or in your chosen profession (job seekers)? Your answers to this survey will provide valuable information to help us all better understand the environmental job market and what it takes to succeed. This survey will be open and available for your participation through Monday, April 30.
We will present the results at the NAEP Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, May 21-24. The National Environmental Employment Report will be available through www.NAEP.org and www.EnvironmentalCareer.com shortly thereafter.
We invite you to take part in this important environmental employment survey now!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, March 9, that employers added 227,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate remained at 8.3% primarily as confidence grows with more people entering the job market. Additionally, employment for December and January was revised upward by 61,000 additional jobs. The BLS reports that job growth was widespread, with gains in professional and business services (+82,000), health care and social assistance (+61,000) and manufacturing (+31,000) leading the way.
The unemployment rate averaged 8.9 percent last year, down from 9.6 percent the previous year. Employment has increased 3.5 million since February 2010. It’s looking better and better for Halftime in America as the economy gets stronger and more Americans get back to work.
Economists estimate that employers will add about 2.1 million jobs in 2012. The estimate may be revised upward as nearly 500,000 jobs have been added in just the first two months of the year. 125,000 are needed each month to keep up with growth in the potential labor force. This is the seventh month in a row in which the economy generated 100,000 jobs or more and the 24th straight month of U.S. job growth.
In the coming weeks, the Department of Labor will be launching a new online tool to help connect youth around the country with great opportunities for the summer of 2012. Sign up to be the first to know when the Summer Jobs+ Jobs Bank is live!
U.S. economic employment started the new year strong. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today (February 3) that employers added 243,000jobs in January with the unemployment rate dropping to 8.3% from 8.5% in December . That’s nearly 100,000 more jobs than economists projected. Additionally, employment for November and December was revised upward by 60,000. The BLS reports that “job growth was widespread, with large gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing”.
The unemployment rate averaged 8.9 percent last year, down from 9.6 percent the previous year. Regarding government employment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that “ government employment changed little in January. Over the past 12 months, the sector has lost 276,000 jobs, with declines in local government; state government, excluding education; and the U.S. Postal Service.
Economists estimate that employers will add about 2.1 million jobs in 2012. That compares to 1.6 million in 2011 and 940,000 in 2010. 125,000 are needed each month just to keep up with the growth in the potential labor force. This is the fifth month in a row in which the economy generated 100,000 jobs or more.