Seattle Unemployment Falls While Real Estate Booms
Seattle’s unemployment rate reached 3.9 percent this past September—the lowest rate in five years. In 2011, the city’s jobless rate hovered around 8 percent. The drop in unemployment is due to many factors, not the least of which is Seattle’s booming tech economy. Continue reading…
Hot MBA Jobs in Los Angeles
There is some heartening employment news for MBAs seeking jobs in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times recently revealed that California leads the U.S. in job growth, along with a relatively low 5.3 percent jobless rate that has been slowly declining since 2007.
The statistics are impressive. Between April 2015 and May 2016, California added over 450,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the 2.8 percent increased rate of employment over the past 12 months is nearly two full percentage points higher than the national rate of 1.9 percent. In that same time period, the unemployment rate in Los Angeles county dropped 1.4 percent overall, falling from 6.7 to 5.3 percent. With an increasingly positive job market, MBA students have a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in the Los Angeles metro in these notable industries.
Foster Professor Explores Seattle Civics, Culture and Commerce in New Podcast
The University of Washington’s Foster School of Business published an article on Associate Professor of Marketing Jeff Shulman’s 13-episode “Seattle Growth Podcast,” which features “in-depth conversations with 100 Seattleites” on how the city’s unprecedented growth is polarizing local opinion.
Top Employers in the Boston Metro
Whether you’re pursuing your MBA in Boston, or planning a relocation there during or after you earn your degree, the city’s job market bursts with opportunity.
Statistics published recently by Boston College’s Carroll School of Management show that the average total compensation for an MBA grad topped $100,000, with a majority of hiring taking place within the financial services industry. Here is a look at some of Boston’s hottest jobs in that field, along with several others.
Why Is Amazon Hiring So Many MBAs?
When thinking about the largest tech sector companies in the world today, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Amazon are sure to top the list. Not only are these companies on the forefront of technological advancement in business and consumer electronics, they are also major players in the MBA job market. Continue reading…
