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Michel Cournoyer
ADP Job Report in US – Private sector employment increased by 213,000 jobs from August to September
Private sector employment increased by 213,000 jobs from August to September according to the September ADP National Employment Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, … Continue reading
Universities in Denmark – Cutting thousands of positions within faculties that don’t lead to work
Denmark is addressing youth unemployment by revolutionising the university system. It is cuttingthousands of positions within faculties that don’t lead to work, starting from humanities and social science courses, which will be first in line for the chop. There are currently 15,000 Danish students enrolled on courses with poor employment prospects. The government wants to … Continue reading
US – Unemployment threatens family stability studies find
Two new studies illustrate how long-term unemployment hurts not only workers, but their families, reports Eric Pianin at the Fiscal Times. A report from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development chronicles how the long-term unemployed (those out of work for more than six months) have struggled during the recovery. One in every three … Continue reading
Europe – Try the improved European Unemployment Insurance scheme simulator
Following on from our previous blog post on this topic, we invite you to try out our improved European Unemployment Insurance (EUI) scheme simulator which now includes a line graph to chart the evolution of the net flows from the scheme and its situation, as well as a heat map of all European countries. Chosen … Continue reading
Unemployment in Germany – Steady at 6.7 percent in September
German joblessness increased unexpectedly in September but the jobless rate remained low and a surge in August retail sales offered hope that private consumption can help prop up Europe’s largest economy in the third quarter. The number of people out of work rose by 13,000 to 2.918 million – its highest level since January – … Continue reading
UK – Employers of migrant workers are doing this to support business growth finds CIPD
The most recent figures from the ONS show that net migration into the UK increased by more than 38% to 243,000 in 2013–14 (ONS, August 2014). EU citizens – including an increased number from Romania and Bulgaria – accounted for two-thirds of the growth from the previous figure of 175,000. Opponents of migrant workers argue … Continue reading
US – Long-Term unemployment does not harden into structural unemployment finds the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
This paper finds that regardless of duration, involuntary job loss leads to significant and long-lasting economic damage to individuals and their families. Specific findings on microeconomic scarring include: Excess unemployment during the Great Recession will likely lead to long-run wage losses just for displaced high-tenure workers (those who had the same job for more than … Continue reading
Ph.D. – What students should know about the job market
Below I have outlined a few things I wish I had been told at the beginning of this journey. 1. Know how bad the job market sucks and why. 2. Find out what can get you one of those precious few jobs. 3. Prepare for the academic path to blow up in your face. Chosen … Continue reading
US – The decline in the share of middle-skill jobs has largely been driven by technological advancements and outsourcing of jobs overseas
The labor market is extremely complex and it’s constantly evolving. There are two big themes we’ve seen in recent decades: 1) companies have increasingly outsourced tasks overseas and 2) companies have increasingly automated functions. These themes have been devastating for those at the middle-skill level. Wells Fargo Securities’ Eugenio Aleman and Anika Khan recently published … Continue reading
US – We should focus on the problems of real people says a Fed economist (on leave)
The U.S. job market remains far from full health despite recent progress, and requires active efforts by policy makers to help it heal, a Federal Reserve economist said Wednesday.Andrew Levin, currently on leave from the central bank while working at the International Monetary Fund, played down the idea that much of the weakness in the … Continue reading
For an European unemployment insurance – A Commission Report
The best idea for an EMU-level automatic fiscal stabiliser is in my view a scheme where fiscal stimulus is provided to countries of the monetary union based on developments in their short-term unemployment. Unemployment is an indicator whose big advantages are that it very closely follows developments in the economic cycle, it is easily understandable, … Continue reading
Saab – Restart will ‘take time’
For a fleeting moment a few weeks ago, the news from Saab-owner National Electric Vehicle Swedenappeared almost positive. The company had its reorganization plan approved (a day after it was denied), and the automaker was actually showing a real, running vehicle, albeit one with a top speed of 75 miles per hour. But those tiny … Continue reading
Working on Wall Street – The occupational hazards
All occupations have hazards. An occupational hazard of the Internet columnist, for instance, is that he becomes the sort of person who says whatever he thinks will get him the most attention rather than what he thinks is true, so often that he forgets the difference. The occupational hazards of Wall Street are more interesting … Continue reading
US – 62 percent of employers think minimum wage should be increased finds CareerBuilder
– 55 percent of employers think a fair minimum wage is at least $10 per hour or more; 1 in 10 don’t think a minimum wage should be set – 53 percent of employers say a higher wage would increase consumer spending – All major industries surveyed support a minimum wage hike, including retail and … Continue reading
Annual estimates of employees in UK – London has shown the largest increase of all regions
This statistical bulletin focuses on the strengths of [Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) 2013], giving employee estimates by region level and below and by broad industry group and below. There is also a section that focuses on London and a section that looks at public/private estimates of employees. 70% of all local authority districts … Continue reading
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