In other measurements of the overall job market, hiring was up in March, even though the number of job openings and labor turnovers were flat. Layoffs were down. Small business hiring is also quite low and the number of people who have been unemployed for extended periods (27 weeks +) is high by historical standards. On a happier note, temporary hiring is quite strong, even though Kelly Scientific doesn't seem to be reflecting that on the ACS Career boards. One step at a time.
Takeda layoffs coming mostly in the US....
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Sorry to bring things back to earth......
If you have a business degree or are in the medical profession, I think these numbers are a very positive sign.
ReplyDeleteFor chemists, it's still not looking good. Particularly us organic chemists. Reuters projections for 2014 include only one small molecule drug therapy (http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/04/the-worlds-biggest-selling-drug-in-2014-will-be/) Which means that investors may continue to sink their money into biotech research and continue to throw out synthetic chemists.
at least our current recession has a pretty curve.
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