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Where the Jobs Are: Phoenix and Salt Lake City
November 11, 2011 by William FriersonSalt Lake City, Utah is a better bet for job hunters than Phoenix, Arizona, according to Going Global’s new reports “Where the Jobs Are: Phoenix and Salt Lake City”. While Salt Lake City has been fairly insulated from the global economic downturn, Phoenix, which was heavily reliant on the construction industry, has seen its unemployment rate more than double since the recession began.
“Utah’s steady economy through the national recession has made it the envy of the nation,” says Mary Anne Thompson, founder of Going Global. “Salt Lake City boasts one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates and at least eight major industries fuel the local economy.” Continue Reading -
Federal Agencies Cutting Jobs — Even Military, Intelligence Aren’t Safe
October 18, 2011 by Steven RothbergNot even the nation’s ranks of spies will be safe from federal budget cuts, according to a recent article at Wired.com. Major cuts to the intelligence community’s $80 billion annual budget could result in widespread job cuts across the various spy agencies. With a mandate to cut federal spending by $2.1 trillion over the next decade, every government agency is at risk of job cutting, including the military.
Over the past two months, multiple military branches have announced personnel reductions totaling more than 67,000. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Service, which is facing financial insolvency resulting from significant declines in mail volume and retiree health benefit prefunding costs imposed by Congress, has proposed a plan that would cut its workforce by 220,000 between now and 2015 (100,000 of which would come from attrition). Continue Reading
