To create a competitive advantage, the more successful employers are turning to work force segmentation as a solution for talent management, but there is still much room for growth.

In order to perform well in the market, the most successful companies dont simply report human resources analytics. Rather, those high-performing organizations use that data for strategic, long-term planning.

Forty-seven percent of workers say an employers online reputation is equally as important as whats included in a job offer, and 45 percent of workers say an employers social media site is an influential employment factor, according to a survey by Spherion Staffing Services.

As women make up half of the U.S. work force and business owners as well as 57 percent of household top earners, the economic recovery is dependent on the productivity and innovation of women in the workplace, according to a new book by Apollo Research Institute.

Sixty-seven percent of high-performance organizations consistently apply performance management principles and practices among executives.

Following a decline in December, consumer confidence slipped again in January from 66.7 to 58.6, according to the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.

Twenty-two percent of health care hiring managers anticipate bringing in full-time permanent employees in 2013 while 23 percent of health care hiring managers report having open positions lacking qualified talent.

Few employees realize how lifestyle choices can impact their eye health, according to the Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey by Transitions Optical Inc.