Posted in Research, Statistics, Value, Career, Compensation, Benefits, Salary, Macroeconomics, Contingent Workforce, Careerhacker on Mar 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
The average U.S. hourly wage has been increasing steadily over the last 10 years. The increase has been from $12.51 an hour to $16.75 an hour, an increase of 25%. If increases continue at the current rate then in 2017 the average hourly wage will be $20.00 hourly (about $40,000 annually), $26.30 hourly in 2027 […]
According to the Spherion Employee Confidence Index, fueled by a more optimistic outlook on the strength of the economy and number of jobs available, U.S. workers’ confidence hit new highs in November.
Do you feel that your ‘career confidence’ is in line with the following statistics?
66 percent of workers believe the economy is strengthening or stabilized.
64 […]
ECONOMICS
Jessica Vassellaro, of the Wall Street Journal Online writes, “according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, economics majors in their first job earn an average of nearly $43,000 a year — not as much as for computer-science majors and engineering majors, who can earn in excess of $50,000 a year. But those computer […]
The following slides illustrate the history and predictions on the global economy through 2050 [Presented by Spiegel Online with data sourced from Madison, IMF, and Goldman Sachs]. Click on any slide to display in a larger size.
The World in 2005
China has risen to the ranks of a global economic power and sets out on a […]
