Hiring Risks and Rewards for 2014

Together with labor economists and political pundits, employment counsel and HR professionals keep wondering if and when U.S. hiring figures will rebound.  The economy as a whole seemed to have turned a corner as 2014 got underway – new jobs figures had been strong for months, unemployment was declining steadily.  The Federal Reserve, accordingly, announced that its long-expected “taper” (reduced Treasury and mortgage-backed bond purchases) would begin, expecting the markets to see that as a logical next step toward continued recovery.

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