In this recession period, it is sometimes difficult to see the most in-demand positions. According to NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the current top 20 most recruited for positions in New Jersey are:

1. IT Marketing Managers

2. Systems Managers

3. Medical Services Managers

4. Financial Managers

5. Sales Managers

6. Management Analysts

7. Operations Managers

8. Training and Development

9. Education Administrators

10. Chief Executives

11. Advertising and Promotions

12. Public Relations Managers

13. Engineering Managers

14. Vocational Teachers

15. Education Administrators

16. Purchasing Managers

17. Actuaries

18. Compensation and Benefits

19. Agents/Business Managers

20. Broadcast News Analysts

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“Choose New Jersey”: Governor Christie’s Partnership for Action

Back in April 2010, Governor Christie outlined a detailed plan for economic development in New Jersey. The “New Jersey Partnership for Action” is overseen by Lt. Governor Guadagno and serves as the starting point for all initiatives, policies and efforts related to growing New Jersey’s economy and creating quality, sustainable jobs. The statement about this cause put out by Governor Christie is as follows:

“The plan will be overseen by a privately-funded, not-for-profit corporation, entitled Choose New Jersey, to be led by a CEO who will both promote New Jersey to existing and new businesses as well as make recommendations directly to the Governor and Lt. Governor that will spur economic growth, job creation and innovation”.

This cause has specific target areas to which is has been specifically designed:

1. Attracting New Businesses and Helping Existing Businesses Thrive

2. Promoting NJ as a Place for Businesses to choose

3.Developing Policy Initiatives that Capitalize on New Jersey’s Strengths

4. Putting NJ Business’ Customer Service First

5. Utilizing Innovation and Technology

In June 2010, Christie introduced the 15 companies involved in the launch of Choose New Jersey. Each has
committed $450,000 of their company’s money during three years to fund the private organization.

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Marketing Coordinator,Complete Personnel Services
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NJ Jobs in the Making! NJ Employment looking up!!!

One of the most dramatic consequences of the recent recession crisis has been the loss of jobs, which was reported in 2009 to have been in excess of 173,000 in New Jersey, as companies struggled with slumping sales and other business difficulties.

Recent 2010 statistical findings have shown that the NJ job market has begun to show promising results for New Jersey professionals as well as for those recently entering or re-entering the job market.

NJ Unemployment claims during the week ending July 17th were stated to be 23% higher than those for week
ending July 24th, which were stated to be 9,760, according to the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor.

For the week ending July 24, 2010, NJ was also reported to have 173,215 continued unemployment claims, down 2% from the previous week. Also reported was fewer layoffs in construction, trade, service, and manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing News Inc. reported a loss of 29K+ manufacturing jobs since December 2007 and a loss of almost 18K industrial jobs from 2008 to December 2009. Recent statistics, as those mentioned above, serve promising for the future of manufacturing jobs.

National outlook shows job additions in the 2010 US private sector. The BLS reported 71,000 jobs were added nationwide to the private sector by week ending July 31, 2010. Due to the elimination of census jobs, the BLS attributes the initial unemployment claims increase of 19,000 to 479,000 from the week prior to July 31, 2010.

The US unemployment rate is currently 9.5% while New Jersey’s unemployment rate is 9.3%, as of July 31st, 2010.

Posted by: Anne-Kathrin Dammel
Marketing Coordinator,Complete Personnel Services
(908) 704-1550 ext. 21
adammel@completepersonnel.com

NJ Jobs in the Making! NJ Employment looking up!!!

One of the most dramatic consequences of the recent recession crisis has been the loss of jobs, which was reported in 2009 to have been in excess of 173,000 in New Jersey, as companies struggled with slumping sales and other business difficulties.

Recent 2010 statistical findings have shown that the NJ job market has begun to show promising results for New Jersey professionals as well as for those recently entering or re-entering the job market.

NJ Unemployment claims during the week ending July 17th were stated to be 23% higher than those for week
ending July 24th, which were stated to be 9,760, according to the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor.

For the week ending July 24, 2010, NJ was also reported to have 173,215 continued unemployment claims, down 2% from the previous week. Also reported was fewer layoffs in construction, trade, service, and manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing News Inc. reported a loss of 29K+ manufacturing jobs since December 2007 and a loss of almost 18K industrial jobs from 2008 to December 2009. Recent statistics, as those mentioned above, serve promising for the future of manufacturing jobs.

National outlook shows job additions in the 2010 US private sector. The BLS reported 71,000 jobs were added nationwide to the private sector by week ending July 31, 2010. Due to the elimination of census jobs, the BLS attributes the initial unemployment claims increase of 19,000 to 479,000 from the week prior to July 31, 2010.

The US unemployment rate is currently 9.5% while New Jersey’s unemployment rate is 9.3%, as of July 31st, 2010.

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New Jersey 2010 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension

New Jersey 2010 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension

Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) became effective July 6, 2008 and was scheduled to end on December 31, 2009, however, on November 6, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law an amendment to the original EUC law which added additional benefits and extended the termination date of the program. Based on the new law, customers were allowed to file for EUC through May 29, 2010 and may be paid through November 6, 2010.

This extension did not add weeks of EUC benefits, it only extended the application dates for the program.

EUC is broken down into four phases, called tiers:

Tier 1

* up to 20 weeks or 80% of an individual’s maximum benefit amount

* May 23, 2010 is the last date a EUC Tier 1 claim may be filed.

* 100% federally funded

Tier 2

* up to 14 weeks or 54% of an individual’s maximum benefit amount

* individual must exhaust EUC Tier 1 benefits in order to receive EUC Tier 2 benefits

* expanded from 13 potential weeks of benefits to a 14 potential weeks of benefits

* UI trigger requirement removed for extension

* 100% federally funded

Tier 3

* up to 13 weeks or 50% of an individual’s maximum benefit amount

* Individual must exhaust Tier 2 claim in order to be eligible for Tier 3 before the June 2, 2010 expiration date

* 6.0% UI Trigger rate over a three-month period

Tier 4

* up to 6 weeks or 24% of an individual’s maximum benefit amount

* 8.5% UI Trigger rate over a three-month period

* Individual must exhaust Tier 3 claim in order to be eligible for Tier 4 before June 2, 2010

* UI trigger requirement removed for extension

* This Newsletter is intended for informational purposes ONLY, It is NOT intended to be legal advice. Please contact your legal advisor regarding your specific needs. *

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Unemployment Law Changes Take Effect in New Jersey

Unemployment Law Changes Take Effect in New Jersey

New Jersey has undergone a change to their employer unemployment tax law, effective July 1st, 2010, due to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s vetoing of a bill to limit the impact of an unemployment tax increase on businesses. Governor Christie believes that the proposed bill he vetoed does not go far enough towards reforming the insurance fund of New Jersey. Christie’s ultimate goal is to make it more difficult for individuals fired from positions due to misconduct reasons to collect benefits and to also decrease the deficient in the NJ Insurance Fund.

What did the original bill entail?

The bill was originally designed to allow an automatic tax increase of $400 per employee on businesses. It now calls for an increase of about $130 per worker instead.

Since the proposed bill was vet

oed by Governor Christie, what does this mean for employer unemployment tax rates?

Unemployment insurance tax rates will be set into the "C" column of the UI tax table in R.S.43:21-7. The UI tax rate charged to employers during the state's FY 2009 Budget was based on column "B" of the tax table, which will now increase to the highest tax rates under current law. These rates, found in the "E" column plus an additional 10% surcharge would be
imposed on NJ employers.

Which employees of employers does law affect?

If workers made more than $1,000 in any calendar quarter in the current year or the year before, the employer must pay the unemployment tax due.

What are Governor Christie’s goals for unemployment legislation?

Governor Christie’s goals include: maintaining reforms on unemployment insurance eligibility, minimizing the tax impact on businesses, and setting a course for the effort to return the unemployment fund to solvency. He is quoted saying: "There is no question that such an onerous a tax hike right now on New Jersey's job creators would seriously damage our economy and derail our recovery… I am thankful to the Legislature and the bill's sponsors for coming together to mitigate the financial impact on our state's small businesses, while taking the necessary steps to begin restoring solvency to the system."

How much will this law affect the US unemployment rate?

It has an estimated annual

savings of between $150 and $175 million.

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