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IT Unemployment Level Hits 3-Year Low
According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), information technology professionals shouldn't be home watching “Ellen.” With an unemployment rate of 4.3% in 2004, the IT sector has a lower rate than the general population, which had 5.5% unemployed last year. That itself is down from 6% in 2003; but the IT-specific rate is the lowest since 2001's 3.7%. (The 2001 figure should have an asterisk added ' remember Y2K?)
While the overall number of IT workers fell slightly (down 39,000 to 3.48 million), the number of IT professional employed actually increased by 400,000 in 2004 from 2003. And despite the call for an asterisk to the 2001 figures, statistics show that the overall IT workforce is actually 2.3% larger now than it was in 2000. Information Week says that the statistics mean that while fewer people are entering ' or remaining in ' the IT workforce, those that enter or remain are having an easier time finding work and staying employed than not only previous years in the IT sector, but also than the general working population.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.