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Immigration – Points-based admission is less effective than the employer sponsored program research finds
This paper has examined the causal relationship between earnings and high skilled migration inflows under two central selective policies: employer sponsored admission and the points- tested scheme. We attempted to isolate the endogeneity by instrumenting average local area worker earnings with time series variations in global commodity prices, interacting with cross-sectional variation in the commodity … Continue reading
Education Gaps in Germany – Ignorance of economic returns and costs not the cause
The gap in university enrollment by parental education is large and persistent in many countries. In our representative survey, 74 percent of German university graduates, but only 36 percent of those without a university degree favor a university education for their children. The latter are more likely to underestimate returns and overestimate costs of university. … Continue reading
Travailleurs Expérimentés au Québec – Un guide de bonnes pratiques pour favoriser l’embauche, le maintien et le retour en emploi
Au Québec, le vieillissement de la population est un phénomène marqué avec lequel les organisations auront à composer dans l’avenir. Les prochaines années risquent de poser des défis de recrutement pour les organisations liés à la rareté de la main-d’œuvre. L’embauche, le maintien et le retour en emploi des travailleurs expérimentés est une partie de … Continue reading
Unemployment Below 4 Percent in US – What does it mean ?
Job creation is increasingly limited not by employers’ optimism or confidence or so-called animal spirits, but on the hard limit caused by the finite number of humans to fill those jobs. And so the focus of policy seems as if it should be less on creating more jobs and more on trying to make the … Continue reading
Job Report in US – With alternative seasonal and weather-adjustment, employment actually decelerated, very slightly in April
April jobs growth was modestly boosted by the weather effect. This is because the level of employment in the previous month was held down by unusually snowy weather in early March, whereas April was roughly in line with seasonal norms. The official BLS data show that employment growth picked up a little in April, from … Continue reading
Immigration in Australia – Unions and business alliance oppose cuts
In a rare alliance, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Industry Group and a suite of national peak bodies have said they collectively “affirm that Australia’s permanent migration program is essential to Australian society and economy and do not support any reduction to the scheme”. “Our permanent migration program has been central to … Continue reading
Labour Force Participation Of Older Workers In Sweden – The recent rise
Between 1963 and 2000 the labor force participation rate among males in the age group 60–64 in Sweden fell from around 85 to 55 percentage points. However, since then, the labor force participation has started to rise again and is now above 75 percent in the age group. Although the long term development for female … Continue reading
Job Report in US, April 2018 – Employment increased by 164,000 and unemployment at 3.9 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Household Survey Data In April, the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, following 6 months … Continue reading
Labour Market Information In Canada – The Council Strategic Plan
In recent years, federal, provincial and territorial governments, Statistics Canada and provincial and territorial statistical agencies and departments have heeded the call for more and better labour market information. Important strides have been made in the collection, analysis and distribution of a range of information to support Canadians. New surveys and programs have been introduced … Continue reading
Québec – Accélérer le rythme : six clés pour une richesse durable résume la stratégie proposée par la FCCQ
Accélérer le rythme : six clés pour une richesse durable résume la stratégie proposée par la FCCQ à la collectivité québécoise sur un horizon de cinq ans. Son objectif : la croissance économique durable du Québec. Pour créer de la richesse, les entreprises ont besoin d’employés en nombre suffisant, dont les savoirs, savoir-faire et savoir-être … Continue reading
International Labour Organization – Accueil | Facebook
On the International Labour Day, we highlight the importance of decent work as the foundation of fair and inclusive growth via International Labour Organization – Accueil | Facebook
Worker-Training and Adjustment Policies in US – A reform program
There has been growing speculation that a coming wave of innovation—indeed, a tsunami—powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, will disrupt labor markets, generate mass unemployment, and shift the few jobs that remain into the insecure “gig economy.” Kneejerk “solutions” from such technology Cassandras include ideas like taxing “robots” and implementing universal basic income for … Continue reading
14 Building Blocks For A Quality Adult Literacy Program – Literacy Assistance Center of NYC
Adult literacy programs are diverse, varied in their approaches, and tailored to their particular students and communities. At the same time, there are core components of programs that cut across all instructional types (English for Speakers of Other Languages, Adult Basic Education, and High School Equivalency preparation), locations, and student populations. These “Building Blocks” have … Continue reading
Working Poor in US, 2015 – About 43.1 million people, or 13.5 percent of the population
In 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 43.1 million people, or 13.5 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level.1 (See the technical notes section for examples of poverty levels.) Although the poor were primarily children and adults who had not participated in the labor force during the year, 8.6 … Continue reading
The Future of Work – Cognitive as well as non-cognitive skills are strongly rewarded by labour markets OECD says
This study explores how the digital transformation is affecting the demand for skills in 31 countries, by analysing how skills are rewarded in sectors which are more or less digitally intensive. In so far as higher salaries reflect relative skills shortage, returns to skills contribute to inform on how the demand of different skills is … Continue reading
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