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The end of the American labour market model?

Originally posted on Inequalities:
In a guest post from Declan Gaffney – shortened from a recent post at his blog L’Art Social – he shows that US employment rates are increasingly unimpressive in international context, despite the claims often made in the UK. Comments from both sides of the Atlantic are welcomed! Only a few years…

As the year 2011 draws to a close, uncertainty seems to pervade the employment outlook for the coming year. Many people seem glad to see this year come to a close and enter 2012 with hope for economic improvement. Too many variables prevent a clear picture of how the job market will be but  some…

Originally posted on Macroeconomics in the News:
The slow recovery of the U.S. economy, specifically, the slow decline in the U.S. unemployment rate, raises the following question. Is it possible to design labor market policies that might actually cause unemployed workers to find jobs more quickly, thereby reducing the unemployment rate? Economists Jun Nie and Ethan…

Originally posted on InfoMetrics:
By InfoMetrics Recently, the U.S. unemployment figures have come under question by many respected economists and analysts, as well as many interested observers. While the state of the economy is fairly stagnant with most major indicators flat or negative, surprisingly, the unemployment numbers are inexplicably trending downward. The questioning  of the…

Originally posted on Quit TRYING to be a Bartender . . . And Actually BE One:
Below you’ll find possibly the strongest reason for skipping bartending school. Below is an actual job posting for a bartender gig.  It gives a clear breakdown of job responsibilities.  It also says nothing about bartending schools, certificates, degrees, etc.  We’ve added notes…

The Canadian Skills Shortage: Keeping Tradespeople Employed for the Foreseeable Future – MarketWatch

The current challenge of all major industrial manufacturers in Canada is the shortage of skilled workers with the right experience. Research conducted by the Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress, (CSTEC) underscores this challenge in the broader Steel Sector. With a very high value-add per employee, when compared to the rest of manufacturing, the broader … Continue reading →

How will Washington meet its growing need for STEM degrees? | HeraldNet.com – Opinion

A top Boeing official recently shared this sobering statistic: that 50 percent of Boeing’s engineers will be eligible to retire by 2015. Similar and equally frightening statistics pertain to the growing need for engineers in the energy industry, the transportation systems sector, and the civil infrastructure arena. Another projection shows that by 2018 the state … Continue reading →

UK | A retreat on workfare would fail our young – Telegraph

It is one thing for the Conservatives to let the Liberal Democrats make the political weather. It is quite another to cede the terrain to the Socialist Workers Party. Yet this week, SWP activists have managed to whip up a storm of protest over the Goverment’s flagship work experience scheme, claiming – absurdly – that … Continue reading →

Cost of hiring Sri Lankan maids ‘unreasonably high’ – Arab News

Several Saudi citizens have decried an exorbitant hike in recruitment charges by the Sri Lankan manpower recruitment offices and middlemen. They noted that the recruitment offices have raised the charges for hiring housemaids from $3,000 to about $4,000, and that was in clear violation of the agreements signed earlier between the two countries. The citizens … Continue reading →

Bank of Montreal cuts 60 capital markets jobs

Bank of Montreal has cut 60 jobs at its capital markets division, and Canada’s No. 4 bank said staff reductions are due to concerns about productivity in the current capital markets environment. “The reductions are part of our focus on productivity and we would expect to continue to be hiring over the course of the … Continue reading →

Governors flank Obama on job growth pitch – Byron Tau – POLITICO.com

Democratic governors joined President Barack Obama Friday in full 2012 campaign mode, defending the president’s record on the economy. The governors, who met with Obama while in town for this weekend’s National Governor’s Association conference, touted job creation — long considered Obama’s top political vulnerability — as a political strength. They pointed particularly to growth … Continue reading →

California | Long-term unemployed get reprieve | The Orange County Register

Long-term unemployment benefits in California should remain at 99 weeks in California until June, according to an Employment Development Department analysis of the payroll tax and jobless bill signed by President Barack Obama Thursday. Initial descriptions of the legislation suggested long-term benefits would be cut to 73 weeks under a compromise approved by Congress earlier … Continue reading →

India | ‘Only 17% techies employable’ | The Asian Age

In the IT sector, India has an employable workforce of only 17.54 per cent. This was revealed in a report released by HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Friday. The National Employability Report 2011 of engineering graduates was prepared by Aspiring Minds — an employability assessment company after getting feedback from more than 55,000 students who … Continue reading →