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GM’s Layoffs – Technology-driven changes in the nature of work
News that General Motors plans to cut up to 14,800 jobs in the U.S. and Canada was initially reported as a conventional business-cycle adjustment — a “trimming of the sails.” The main causes of the cuts were understood to be slowing demand in the U.S. and China, slumping demand for sedans, and the need to … Continue reading
Job Vacancies in Europe, QIII 2018 – EU28 rate at 2.2%
The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 2.1% in the third quarter of 2018, stable compared with the previous quarter and up from 1.9% in the third quarter of 2017, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was 2.2% … Continue reading
La Formation dans les Petites Entreprises en France – Trois types d’entreprises
Le constat est connu : les petites entreprises forment moins leurs salariés que les plus grandes. Mais dans le détail, leurs pratiques de formation se révèlent très hétérogènes. De nouvelles données, fournies par l’enquête Defis, permettent aujourd’hui de montrer que cette diversité est principalement liée à celle des stratégies de développement. Extraits choisis par le Moniteur … Continue reading
Les 60 ans et plus au Canada – La moitié qui ont travaillé ou souhaitaient travaillé l’a fait par nécessité
L’article intitulé « Raisons de travailler chez les 60 ans et plus » publié aujourd’hui dans Regard sur les statistiques du travail examine les raisons pour lesquelles les personnes de 60 ans et plus continuent de travailler. L’analyse se fonde sur l’ajout ponctuel de questions portant sur ce sujet dans le cadre de l’Enquête sur la population active menée en septembre 2018. … Continue reading
Job Training in US – State funding for job training in Massachusetts, Texas, and Washington
To remain competitive in an increasingly global economy, we must invest in our workers and give them the training and skills to succeed. Federal, state, and local job training programs are a crucial part of that investment. But the landscape of public funding for job training is complex with multiple funding sources and streams, controlled … Continue reading
Federal Funding in US – For higher education, annual total exceeds $150 billion vs $1 billion for a non-college, vocational pathway
Consider two high school seniors — one who exhibits strong academic talent and one who does not… To whom does our education system owe what? After high school graduation, the first student can access more than $10,000 annually in public funds to support his college experience. Federal funding for higher education has grown by 133 … Continue reading
La Scolarité au Canada – Plus élevée que la moyenne de l’OCDE et le Québec en tête avec 71 % pour les 25 à 64 ans avec un diplôme d’études postsecondaires
En 2017, un peu plus des deux tiers (68 %) des Canadiens âgés de 25 à 64 ans avaient terminé des études postsecondaires, une proportion qui était 24 points de pourcentage plus élevée que la moyenne des 36 pays membres de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE). Le pourcentage de Canadiens titulaires d’un baccalauréat ou d’un diplôme supérieur au baccalauréat était de 31 %, ce … Continue reading
OECD – The new Jobs Strategy
The labour markets of OECD and emerging economies are undergoing major transformations. The widespread slow-down in productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality in many countries are coupled with structural changes linked to the digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes. These deep and rapid transformations raise new challenges for policy makers. In … Continue reading
Europe – 33 million were self-employed in 2017, 23% because of suitable opportunity
In 2017, in the European Union (EU), there were more than 228 million employed people, and about 33 million of them were self-employed. Self-employed people in the EU reported several reasons for becoming self- employed in the current job: suitable opportunity (23%), continuation of the family business (16%), usual practice in the field (15%), flexible … Continue reading
Hiring Discrimination – Callback rates nearly 50% higher for applicants with “white” names
A different name alone can dramatically decrease the chances of being invited to a job interview. In the United States, a pioneering study found that the callback rate for a job interview was nearly 50% higher for applicants with “white” names (Emily Walsh and Greg Baker) than for otherwise similar persons with African-American names (Lakisha … Continue reading
Immigration around the World – Just 14% say their countries should allow more immigrants
As the number of international migrants reaches new highs, people around the world show little appetite for more migration – both into and out of their countries, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 27 nations conducted in the spring of 2018. Across the countries surveyed, a median of 45% say fewer or no … Continue reading
Higher Education and Women in US – More likely than men to have earned a bachelor’s degree by age 31
Nearly 36 percent of women born in the years 1980–84 had earned a bachelor’s degree by age 31, compared with 28 percent of men. Among both women and men, 38 percent had attended some college or earned an associate degree by age 31. Twenty-four percent had earned a high school diploma or General Educational Development … Continue reading
Immigration in Sweden – An overview of historical and contemporary migration trends and debates
In 2015 a record-breaking 162,877 asylum seekers entered Sweden, which along with Germany was the preferred destination for a wave of Syrians, Afghans, and others who reached European soil in search of protection and better lives. In response, the Swedish government introduced border controls, followed in mid-2016 by a highly restrictive asylum and reunification law—a … Continue reading
Higher Education – The cost of a unit of instruction differs markedly by discipline
A new IZA discussion paper by Steven Hemelt, Kevin Stange, Fernando Furquim, Andew Simon, and John Sawyer provides the most comprehensive overview of the costs associated with teaching across 20 fields based on a large and diverse sample of four-year colleges and universities from the Delaware Cost Study. The results show that the cost of a … Continue reading
Job Quality in Canada – About 30% of all workers were predicted to hold a high-quality job
This study assesses job quality in Canada using an internationally inspired multidimensional framework that covers six broad aspects: income and benefits, career prospects, work intensity, working-time quality, skills and discretion, and social environment. The analysis uses the 2016 General Social Survey, which collected a rich set of information on working conditions in Canada. A total … Continue reading
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