Employers can reduce higher medial costs due to unnecessary employee ER visits by better educating employees about their options, according to a recent survey conducted by Evive Health and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Facebook, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies are coming together to create the Social Jobs Partnership, which will strive to facilitate employment for America's jobless via social media.

In 2012, workers can expect an average pay raise of 2.8 percent, compared to 2.7 percent in 2011 and 2.9 percent in 2010, according to a survey conducted by Buck Consultants.

American Traveler, a traveling nurse agency, reports that nursing employment, which includes staff registered nurse positions and traveling positions, grew 56 percent over last year.

When comparing the second quarter to first quarter of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, job growth in Florida from the stimulus funding dropped 1.6 percent as the spending in the state comes to an end, reveals a report by the Collins Center for Public Policy.

Given todays unsure retirement environment, many employees are searching for options besides their 401(k) plans, especially considering how long people typically live after retirement, says Clark Frese, principal at Asset Strategy Retirement Plan Consultants.

As employers look for ways to better control health care costs, many are turning more and more to high-deductible health plans.

Regardless of the high jobless numbers, American manufacturers are having trouble filling as many as 600,000 skilled positions, a new survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute reveals.