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Michel Cournoyer
US / Food Stamps and Disability Explode
US – Food stamps skyrocket as unemployment rates remain flat while disability recipients hit record for 192nd straight month Continue reading
Gannett / At least 200 Layoffs
Gannett has reportedly laid off over 200 staffers in the company’s biggest round of cuts in years Continue reading
China’s Skills Gap / The most severe managerial shortage in the world
China will experience the most severe managerial shortage in the world in the second half of 2013, continuing a five-year trend, according to a survey of executive search consultants Continue reading
US / The Job Report in Charts by the BLS More charts and analysis on …
US – More charts and analysis on the July nonfarm payroll employment numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Continue reading
Korean-Chinese Labourers / Work in poor conditions
Korean-Chinese labourers often take dirty and dangerous jobs shunned by South Koreans and work in poor conditions without proper safety training Continue reading
LinkedIn / Counting on job search and recruitment products
LinkedIn relied on a surge in sales of its recruitment products to exceed revenue and net income expectations Continue reading
US Older Workers / Simoneau’s story
Forty-four percent of jobless workers 55 or older had been unemployed for over a year in 2012. And while older workers have a lower unemployment rate overall, the ones who lose their jobs can find the long hunt for work unbearable.
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Detroit / There are jobs on the horizon, but workers fall short on skills
Detroit’s labor force is unprepared for the jobs that may be coming Continue reading
US / Employment increased and the unemployment rate edged down, as previous months gains
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and the unemployment rate, … Continue reading
US / Jobless claims drop to 5-1/2 year low
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, touching a 5-1/2 year low, suggesting a steadily improving labor market Continue reading
Job Search / A new free iPhone app called TheLadders
Job Search – A new free iPhone app called TheLadders takes a different approach and sends a list of job opportunities to users based on their employment profile and career goals Continue reading
US / A Third Now Say They Are in the Lower Classes
The percentage of Americans who say they are in the lower-middle or lower class has risen from a quarter of the adult population to about a third in the past four years Continue reading
Job Search / Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers this year
Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers this year, up from only a third two years ago, according to a survey of more than 580 organizations by Nonprofit HR Solutions, a human resources consulting firm. Health nonprofits, followed by environmental and animal-welfare groups, were most likely to report plans to hire, according … Continue reading
The open talent economy is doing for work what the open source model did for IT
What the open source model did for software development, the open talent economy is doing for work Continue reading
House of Raeford / Turkey plant laying off 1,000
The last day of work has come for about 1,000 employees of a House of Raeford Farms turkey plant in Hoke County. The last workers start their layoff Thursday afternoon in the rural region where unemployment was 9.2 percent in June. The plant has been processing poultry since the 1950’s and some employees have worked … Continue reading
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