Only two in 10 employers have an internal group dedicated to diversity, according to a recent poll from the Society for Human Resource Management.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfatal workplace injuries as well as illnesses among private industry employers fell to a rate of 3.5 cases for each 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2010, which is down from 2009s total case rate of 3.6.

State unemployment insurance programs are facing their worst financial position since they were founded in 1935, according to a recent brief by the National Academy of Social Insurance.

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.