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Michel Cournoyer
La Transformation Numérique au Québec – Le manque de compétences technologiques est le principal frein pour 70% des entreprises selon Talsom
Pour la deuxième année consécutive, Talsom analyse les évolutions liées aux transformations numériques des entreprises. La pandémie aura remis au cœur des conversations et des enjeux d’entreprise la pertinence d’une transformation numérique comme vecteur de croissance et de flexibilité. Mais aura-t-elle été effectivement cet accélérateur de transformation tel que cela a pu être présenté dans … Continue reading
Le Travail au Québec – Près de 6 sur 10 accepteraient une baisse de salaire pour un emploi qui offrirait des semaines de quatre jours
Dans le cadre du Forum économique de la relève d’affaires 2022, le Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec (RJCCQ) a présenté les résultats de l’édition 2022 du projet de recherche et de concertation Travaillons ensemble, qui brosse un portrait global des intérêts et des besoins des jeunes en ce qui a trait aux … Continue reading
Newly Arrived Teachers in Sweden – The Fast Track programme to answer the shortage
In 2016, the government-funded Fast Track for Newly Arrived Teachers and Preschool Teachers programme was introduced in Sweden. The initiative stemmed from a shortage of teachers and preschool teachers alongside a relatively large number of educated and experienced teachers among newly arrived immigrants. This study uses both qualitative and quantitative data to present the participants’ … Continue reading
Career Services in Canada – Almost one in five adults aged 25–64 have received them in the past five years
Career services represent an important way for Canadians to attain reliable and accurate labour market information (LMI), such as job opportunities, potential earnings and skill requirements, as well as a wide range of supports to support success in learning and work. Career services can range from helping people new to the job market understand different … Continue reading
Work in US – COVID-19 continues to reshape it
As more workplaces reopen, most teleworkers say they are working from home by choice rather than necessity Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time. The vast majority of these workers … Continue reading
Public Retirement Programs in the OECD – The age of eligibility
As documented in the study Canada’s Aging Population and Implications for Government Finances and elsewhere, Canada’s federal and provincial governments will experience financial pressures from increases in spending on such pro- grams as health care and income support for seniors. Canada is not unique in dealing with an aging population. The Organization for Economic Cooperation … Continue reading
Refugee Health Professionals in Germany – Challenges and strategies in labour market integration
The global healthcare workforce is facing skilled labour shortage. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a global shortage of 14.5 million health professionals by 2030. The European Commission estimates a shortfall of 1 million health workers in Europe by 2020, and employment agencies in Germany predict a nationwide lack of health professionals. In order to address … Continue reading
Green Transition and Skills in Canada – 3.1 million jobs will be disrupted over the next 10 years
Green Collar Jobs is the latest report in RBC Economics and Thought Leadership’s climate series, building from the team’s flagship report, The $2 Trillion Transition, which was launched in October 2021. This climate series is designed to inform and inspire Canadian prosperity, while advancing RBC’s ongoing commitment to speak up for smart climate solutions, a … Continue reading
Labor Market in US – It reflect the economy’s robust recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
Evgeniya Duzhak, regional policy economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, stated her views on the current economy and the outlook as of February 10, 2022. The improvements in the labor market reflect the economy’s robust recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate in January stands at 4.0%, close to the natural … Continue reading
Reconversion des Travailleurs Non Qualifiés en France – Ce sont aussi eux qui tirent le moins de bénéfices
La question des reconversions professionnelles est au cœur des enjeux actuels. Mais vouloir changer de métier ne garantit pas de réaliser une reconversion, encore moins de retrouver un emploi. Si ouvriers et employés peu qualifiés sont les plus demandeurs de changement, ce sont aussi eux qui tirent le moins de bénéfices d’un parcours de reconversion. … Continue reading
COVID-19 Impacts on Workers in US – Households with income less than $25,000 were 3.5 times as likely to report missing an entire week of work
Household Pulse Survey (HPS) data reveal stark inequities in COVID-19-related outcomes by income. Among working-aged Americans, those with 2019 household incomes less than $25,000 were 3.5 times as likely to report missing an entire week of work mainly due to their own or loved ones’ COVID-19 symptoms, relative to those earning $100,000 or more (Figure). … Continue reading
Searching for Maximum Employment in US – Achieving the labor market’s longer-term potential may require a few more years of expansion
How well the economy is progressing toward the Federal Reserve’s goal of maximum employment is reflected in a range of indicators that evolve over time. Beyond the unemployment rate, two key metrics of labor market health are the labor force participation rate and the employment-to-population ratio. The aging of the population is reducing the levels … Continue reading
Ontario (and Quebec) – Lagging behind on GDP per person research finds
A new study that compares average incomes in Ontario, Quebec and eight American states in the Great Lakes region finds that in 2020, Ontario’s GDP per person trailed neighbouring Michigan by over $6,000, and in fact, Ontario lags the regional average GDP per person by $19,219 or 32.7 per cent. By global standards, Ontario is … Continue reading
The Great Demographic Reversal – A return of inflation, higher nominal interest rates, lessening inequality and higher productivity, but worsening fiscal problems
The rise of China to the status of economic superpower has been the dominant narrative of the last three decades. China’s rise as the main feature of globalisation, in conjunction with a beneficial sweet spot in demography, drove output up and inflation down in the advanced economies. But these trends are now reversing. China’s economic … Continue reading
Job Report in US (January 2022) – Employment rose by 467,000 and unemployment little changed at 4.0
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 467,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment growth continued in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in transportation and warehousing. Household Survey Data Both the unemployment rate, at … Continue reading
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