Could the job market finally be turning a corner? Though millions of workers are still reeling from a battered U.S. labor market, there are some early signs of improvement. Monthly payroll numbers have been rising and fewer people are filing for unemployment. Plus, Americans are working longer hours. “I don’t think we’re at a point where we’re going to turn the corner rapidly, but I think what we see through a variety of metrics is, clearly things are getting a little bit better,” said T.C. Robillard, a senior research analyst for Signal Hill Capital who covers large staffing firms.
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Could the job market finally be turning a corner? Though millions of workers are still reeling from a battered U.S. labor market, there are some early signs of improvement. Monthly payroll numbers have been rising and fewer people are filing for unemployment. Plus, Americans are working longer hours. “I don’t think we’re at a point where we’re going to turn the corner rapidly, but I think what we see through a variety of metrics is, clearly things are getting a little bit better,” said T.C. Robillard, a senior research analyst for Signal Hill Capital who covers large staffing firms.
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Dear Annie: After 38 years in financial management, I’ll be retiring at the end of this year, but I hope to be working just as hard at something new. My wife and I (and our two daughters) are avid amateur musicians who each got our start through music classes in our public schools.
