Employers posted slightly more job openings in February, suggesting that modest hiring gains will continue in coming months. The Labor Department said Tuesday that employers advertised 3.5 million job openings in February. That was a slight increase from a revised 3.48 million in January but still below the three-year high of 3.54 million in December. [...] [...]
Employer costs for compensation for workers across the nation varied from a low of $25.88 an hour in the south to $32.85 in the northeast regions, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employer costs in the West were $29.90 and in the Midwest were $27.66, according to the statistics. Wages and salaries in [...] [...]
Personal income levels in the third quarter of this year rose above their 2008 peak for the first time since the recession began, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Personal income in Colorado hit a peak of $225 billion in the third quarter, up 3.28 percent over the previous $218.1 billion [...] [...]
Employment rose in all nine large counties in Colorado for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. El Paso County’s employment growth was an anemic .5 percent, far below the national average and lower than Arapahoe, Boulder and Denver Counties. It was ranked 173rd in the nation. The average [...] [...]
Hospital pay levels have steadily dropped during the past decade and now match the average pay for all workers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information from the bureau shows that the cost increases to hospitals for wages and salary growth were 5.7 percent higher than they were in the fourth quarter of [...] [...]
Colorado Springs employers appear to lead the Mountain Region when it comes to salary increases. According to the Mountain States Employers Council’s latest pay increase survey, Colorado Springs and Boulder/Longmont led were expected to see the biggest average pay increases in the three-state region, at 2.4 percent and 2.2 percent respectively for 2011. In survey [...] [...]
Nationwide, employer costs for employee compensation — wages, salaries, benefits and required payments — averaged $31.20 per hour worked during March for full-time workers in private industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that of the total, wages and salaries accounted for $21.72 (70 percent); insurance, $2.58 (8 percent); legally required benefits such as employer taxes [...] [...]
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