Yearly Archives: 2005
How many “unemployed” people do you have on your payroll?
A new survey from America Online (AOL) and Salary.com found that the average American worker wastes 2 hours and 5 minutes a day, which cumulatively adds up to $759…
Truck Driver Shortages: Are Hispanics the solution?
Hispanics account for one in seven of the nation’s 1.3 million long-haul truckers. One in six long-haul drivers are nearing retirement. Driver recruitment is lacking…
Hispanics Hispanics Changing the Face of Business
Hispanics make up 4% of the 7.7 million U.S. business owners with paid employees. 46% of Hispanic business owners are under the age of 45. Hispanic-owned businesses…
Young workforce declines 1 percent by 2010.
By 2008, women and minorities will represent 70% of the new labor force entrants. Thirty-four percent of the U.S. workforce will be non-Caucasian. By 2010, the U…
40 Percent of Younger Fathers Play Mr. Mom
Younger fathers are much more apt to stay at home and take care of their home and children than their dads were. A new analysis from the Employment Policy Foundation…
Obesity Costs Rise
Treatment for obesity-related health conditions in the U.S. hit $96.7 billion in 2003. (Source: 14th European Congress on Obesity) The bulk of the costs are linkedc…
Latinos Account for 50% of Growth
Latinos accounted for half of the 2.9 million U.S.population growth from 2003 to 2004 and now constitute one-seventh of all people in the United States.. …
2 Trends That Will Change the Way Employers Do Business
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 45 million Americans did not have health insurance at any given time in the last year. More disturbingly, the San Francisco Chronicle reports…
Self-employment on the rise
Fact #418: According to a report in USA Today, 5.6 million Americans aged 50 and older are now self-employed. That’s an increase of 23 percent from…
Seniorpreneurs will keep economy growing
As more Baby Boomers reach their 50s, the number of "seniorpreneurs" will continue to climb. By 2020, there will be 118 million Americans aged 50 and older – 31…