Employment Stats 7/30/09

Weekly Jobless Claims (Seasonally Adjusted), Week Ending 7/25 (reported 7/30) 584,000
Weekly Jobless Claims Change from Previous Week (seasonally adjusted) +25,000
Payroll Employment (Nonfarm Jobs Created or Lost), June -467,000
Unemployment Rate, June 9.5 percent

This Week in HR: No Raises, Bonus Limits, and Professional Growth By Vault

Poll: No Raises (or worse) for nearly 40 percent of employees in 2009
Over 1 in 3 (39 percent) U.S. employees reports that, due to economic downturn, they either have not received a raise or that their compensation actually has decreased in 2009, according to a new poll. HR.BLR.com

House votes to limit bonuses for Wall Street execs
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would allow regulators to cap or prohibit Wall Street bonuses and compensation packages for executives if such pay practices are deemed to enduce or encourage excessive financial risk-taking that could damage economic conditions. HR.BLR.com

Companies still providing professional development
When it comes to scaling back, professional development is one of the first things to go - but not at all companies. While about one-fourth of senior executives interviewed said their company's professional development program has faced the chopping block in the last year, 28 percent indicated that their firms have increased training initiatives, according to a report from Accountemps. South Florida Business Journal

Synygy announces 21 percent growth in profit for Q2, 2009
Synygy Inc., the largest and most experienced provider of sales performance management solutions, today announced positive financial results and outlined other highlights for the quarter ending June 30, 2009, which continues an 18-year string of positive quarterly results. Alltop