Posted on November 7, 2008
A well-known newspaper is cutting more Boston communications jobs. The Boston Globe recently announced its plan to eliminate 42 Boston jobs, mostly managers in advertising, circulation and marketing. The paper also has reorganized the management of its business operations to better integrate the Globe and its Web site, Boston.com. As part of the reorganization, according […]
Posted on October 29, 2008
Keeping with the national trend, one Massachusetts’ company is cutting Boston finance jobs. Fidelity Investments recently announced it is considering a plan to reduce its staff as it suffers negative cash flow in its stock mutual funds. According to an article by The Wall Street Journal, layoffs could include as many as 4,000 employees, or […]
Posted on October 22, 2008
A hair salon chain will soon make management jobs in Boston available. Great Clips, Inc., the largest walk-in hair salon brand in North America, is doing its part to help job growth in the Boston area continue by recently announcing Boston is now open for franchise sales. With this announcement, more than 200 salons are […]
Posted on October 16, 2008
Many Boston government jobs may soon be cut as part of an effort to close a $1.4 billion gap in the Massachusetts‘ budget. According to an article by Bloomberg, as many as 1,000 government jobs could be cut across the state. Governor Deval Patrick plans to lower spending by about $1 billion this year through […]
Posted on October 14, 2008
A group of new scientists have been hired to fill important new Boston science jobs. The scientists have been hired to work at Boston University‘s new bioterrorism laboratory. Because of the sensitive nature of the work, all the workers hired will be required to undergo a rigorous background check. The checks will include psychological testing […]
Posted on October 10, 2008
The importance of green technology is helping to maintain Boston jobs. With current high energy prices, concerns about global warming and increasing venture capital, Boston‘s green technology industry is finding itself insulated from many of the factors currently affecting the financial world, according to an article by The Boston Globe. “I think it would be […]
Posted on September 25, 2008
Jobs in Boston and the surrounding area saw a 1 percent increase during August. According to an article by the Daily News Transcript, employment most likely increased because healthcare and educational facilities continued to hire workers despite the declining economy. The Office of Labor and Workforce Development released a report stating the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area saw […]
Posted on September 17, 2008
While the financial activities industry is faltering nationwide, accounting jobs in Boston are continuing to grow. Accounting is one industry that won’t be hurt by the current recession, according to an article by the Boston Business Journal, because despite what is happening in the economy, businesses always need to maintain tax records. Because of this, […]
Posted on September 11, 2008
More Boston jobs are being added this year than the city saw last year, despite a rising national unemployment rate and declining economy. The Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area has added jobs during five of the last six months, with employment from last year increasing by 1 percent in February, 1 percent in March, .9 percent in April, […]
Posted on September 4, 2008
Government jobs in Boston are expected to grow during the near future. In July 2008, Boston‘s government industry employed 281,500 people, an increase of 1 percent from last year, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. Massachusetts‘ government industry is expected to employ 416,380 people by 2014, an increase of […]