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La dernière enquête PISA de l’OCDE – Singapour en tête du classement sur l’état de l’éducation dans le monde
Singapour arrive devant le reste du monde dans le classement de la dernière enquête PISA de l’OCDE, qui évalue la qualité, l’équité et l’efficacité des systèmes scolaires. Les pays de l’OCDE les plus performants sont le Japon, l’Estonie, la Finlande et le Canada. Près de 540 000 élèves de 15 ans dans 72 pays et économies ont été soumis aux … Continue reading
Minimum Wage in US – Study claiming the minimum wage harmed low-wage workers fails conventional tests EPI says
Beginning in 2007, there were two major developments in the U.S. economy. The federal minimum wage rose in steps from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour, and overall employment growth slowed significantly as the country began its descent into the Great Recession. A recent paper by Jeffrey Clemens and Michael Wither argues that the national minimum … Continue reading
US – 6.4 million workers want full-time jobs but are working only part-time hours
An ongoing structural shift toward more intensive use of part-time employment by many employers is driving the elevated rate of involuntary part-time work. Over six years into an economic recovery, the share of people working part time because they can only get part-time hours remains at recessionary levels. The number working part time involuntarily remains … Continue reading
Technology, jobs, and the future of work – Several solution spaces to consider
Automation, digital platforms, and other innovations are changing the fundamental nature of work. Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders, and workers move forward. Policy makers will need to address issues such as benfits and variability that these digital platforms can raise. Accelerate the creation of jobs in general through stimulating investment and … Continue reading
Disability – Recognizing that the experience of disability varies by type, severity, and duration for a more flexible and tailored approach to policy
In Europe, about one in eight people of working age report having a disability; that is, the presence of a long-term limiting health condition. Despite the introduction of a range of legislative and policy initiatives designed to eliminate discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment … Continue reading
The State of the IT Job Market – An interview with Michel Cournoyer, the editor
As we end 2016, if you had to give a ‘State of the Global IT Market’ address, what points would you touch on ICT, and especially IT skills, are a key growth factor in today’s globalized digital economy. Innovations like the internet of things (IOT) and Social, Mobile, Analytics, Apps, and Cloud (SMAAC) could significantly … Continue reading
Québec – Le chômage à un creux historique en novembre 2016
Le mois dernier, le Québec comptait 28 800 chercheurs d’emploi de moins qu’en octobre et 56 200 de moins qu’il y a un an. Cela a fait fléchir de quatre dixièmes le taux de chômage à 6,2 %, soit 1,3 point de moins qu’il y a un an. Il s’agit du taux le plus faible depuis au moins 1976, année du début de l’Enquête sur la population active (EPA) … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada, Novembre 2016 – Unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%
After two consecutive months of notable increases, employment was little changed in November (+11,000 or +0.1%). With fewer people searching for work, the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%. Compared with November 2015, overall employment rose by 183,000 (+1.0%), with the number of people working part time increasing by 214,000 (+6.4%). Over the same period, the total number of hours worked … Continue reading
Job Report in US, November 2016 – Unemployment has returned to its level of August 2007
The unemployment rate declined to 4.6 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. Household Survey Data In November, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 percentage point to 4.6 percent, and the … Continue reading
Active labor market policies (ALMPs) – Evaluations have not shown these programs to be particularly effective research finds
Active labor market policies (ALMPs) are massively used to improve labor market outcomes of individuals out of work. Table 1 lists the percentage of Gross Domestic Product that is allocated toward ALMPs in various OECD countries in 2011 (see OECD 2013). In addition, it lists the fraction of the labor force enrolled in ALMP programs … Continue reading
Immigration – More efficient integration could generate an additional boost of $800 billion to $1 trillion worldwide
Realizing the benefits of immigration hinges on how well new arrivals are integrated into their destination country’s labor market and into society. Today immigrants tend to earn 20 to 30 percent less than native-born workers. But if countries narrow that wage gap to just 5 to 10 percent by integrating immigrants more effectively across various … Continue reading
Unemployment in Europe in October 2016 : 9.8% (Euro Area), 4.169 million young persons (EU28)
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.8% in October 2016, down from 9.9% in September 2016 and from 10.6% in October 2015. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2009. The EU28 unemployment rate was 8.3% in October 2016, down from 8.4% in September 2016 and from 9.1% … Continue reading
La fabrication au Québec – Les RMR de Montréal et de Québec
La fabrication est le secteur économique le plus important du Québec. En 2012, le secteur de la fabrication du Québec a été à l’origine de 24,9 % du total du PIBde la fabrication au Canada. La répartition des ventes du secteur de la fabrication au Québec s’est modifiée légèrement au cours de la période de 2007 à … Continue reading
Employment Insurance Coverage in Canada, 2015 – 65.3% of all unemployed paid premiums with 81.1% of them being eligible
The eligibility rate for receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was 82.8% in 2015, little changed from 83.1% in 2014. In all, 848,000 unemployed people contributed to the EI program in 2015, as they paid premiums in the 12 months preceding their unemployment spell. This represented 65.3% of all unemployed, the largest share since 2009. From 2014 to 2015, the proportion of unemployed people who contributed to the EI … Continue reading
Work-Based Learning for Youth in US – Promising practices
This paper examines four different youth work-based learning strategies, each targeting different youth populations and industry sectors, and identifies key elements of these programs’ success, challenges each has needed to address, and policy recommendations to address these challenges. Why work-based learning Well-designed work-based learning opportunities provide youth participants with occupational and work readiness training while … Continue reading
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