Employment & HR

Microsoft lays off 10,000 workers

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response...

Voters could decide whether work search requirement goes into effect

A referendum on public assistance that being proposed by Republican leaders in...

Dane County government ‘bright spot’ for Black employment

A survey of employers in the Greater Madison area shows that African...

Worker co-op class to be offered at Madison College

Madison Workers Cooperative (MadWorC) will be offering a new non-credit class, “Start...

$2M in worker training grants now available to Wisconsin employers

Employers are now able to apply for the latest round of Wisconsin...

Wisconsin’s fastest declining job is in advertising and promotions

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational Employment Statistics,...

M3 announces strategic partnership with The Employer Group

M3 Insurance (M3) announced the formation of a strategic partnership with The...

Applications for jobless benefits lowest in nearly 4 months

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in 15...

IB’s new publisher begins her tenure

New In Business magazine Publisher Jody Andruss has been on the job...

State economist offers solutions to worker shortage

Dennis Winters, the chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development,...