The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits climbed last week to a one-month high, showing little progress in the labor market. more

Job openings in the U.S. increased in May, signaling some employers saw a need to take on staff even as the global economy slowed. more

Changes in health care laws and labor relations will affect businesses dramatically next year, but many human resources managers at a Providence Business News-sponsored Employment Trends 2013 summit said they consider social media a contender for a top spot on the list of concerns. more

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose less than forecast last week as annual auto shutdowns continued to influence the number. more

Although the Massachusetts unemployment rate remained at six percent in June, the state’s economy posted its first job losses since November, reported The Boston Globe. more

CVS Caremark Corp. joined forces with the R.I. National Guard and Reserve to sponsor a “Hiring Our Heroes” job fair at the National Guard Armory in Warwick on Tuesday morning. more

The R.I. Department of Labor and Training and R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) is inviting professional candidates to attend job fairs Thursday and Friday, where it is looking to hire 50 new nurses, nursing assistants and aides. more

Don Saracen, president and founder of Saracen Sales & Communications, was recently named chapter member of the year by the New England chapter of the National Speakers Association. Saracen is president-elect of the association, and works as a sales and ctommunications expert, speaking, training and consulting with businesses and organizations looking to improve their sales, communication and business-development efforts. He is a Providence Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, and holds the Advanced Communicator Gold designation from Toastmasters International. Saracen majored in communication studies at Emerson College. more

Compensation costs for civilian workers in New England rose 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted for the 3 months ended June 30, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported Tuesday. more

The R.I. Marine Trades Association has outlined its plans for the $142,788 grant it received from the Governor’s Workforce Board earlier this month. more