Jennifer Grasz

CHICAGO ￢ﾀﾓ October 2, 2014 ￢ﾀﾓ Workers who are in the market for a new job before year-end may have more opportunities to choose from, according to CareerBuilder￢ﾀﾙs latest forecast. Nearly three in 10 employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the fourth quarter, up four percentage points over last year. One in four expect to hire seasonal workers, including 43 percent of retailers.

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￢ﾀﾜAfter experiencing incremental improvements over the past few years, the U.S. labor market is nearing a tipping point,￢ﾀﾝ said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder and co-author of The Talent Equation. ￢ﾀﾜThe jobs outlook for Q4 is now more in line with pre-recession forecasts as employers cast a greater vote of confidence in both permanent and seasonal hiring. What￢ﾀﾙs also encouraging is that recruitment plans for small businesses http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=pr844&sd=10/2/2014&ed=10/02/2014