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Michel Cournoyer
US / Fewer Blacks See Bias in Jobs, Income, and Housing finds Gallup
Black Americans are significantly less likely now than they were 20 years ago to cite discrimination as the main reason blacks on average have worse jobs, income, and housing than whites Continue reading
G20 / Put job creation at the heart of the global recovery writes US Treasury secretary
When the finance and labour ministers of the Group of 20 leading nations gather in Moscow, getting people back to work must be top of the agenda writes U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew Continue reading
Australia / 7 of the 10 most bullied government agencies are local health districts
Autralia – A survey has found that seven of the 10 most bullied government agencies are local health districts. In the worst case, almost three-quarters of staff said they had witnessed bullying last year Continue reading
US / Industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies are needed says Brookings
Collaborative attendees expressed nearly unanimous agreement on the need for industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies that track with economic development priorities Continue reading
Africa / Rising population and youth unemployment
Nearly 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are aged between 10 and 24, and that number is expected to climb to about 561 million by the middle of this century Continue reading
US / Jobless Claims Rise to Two-Month High But ?
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased to a two-month high last week Continue reading
US Higher Ed in an Alarming State
Only a bit more than half of all US students enrolled in four-year colleges and universities complete their degrees within six years Continue reading
Youth and the Great Recession / What’s Important In Life ?
Young people showed signs of being more interested in conserving resources and a bit more concerned about their fellow human beings Continue reading
Greek unemployment rates at new high: 26.9 percent and youth 57.5 percent
Greece- Unemployment rose to 26.9 percent from 26.8 percent in March, the highest reading since statistics service ELSTAT began publishing jobless data in 2006 Continue reading
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Germany / Poverty afflicts older ‘guest workers’
A newly published study indicates that today, more than 40 percent of migrants in retirement age are affected by poverty Continue reading
UK / One in five jobs with no guaranteed amount of work and pay
One in five jobs created in Britain since late 2008 has come with a zero-hours contract Continue reading
US / Good start for the summer job market for teens
US – Employers hired just under a million workers aged 16 to 19 in May and June, according to Labor Department data Continue reading
US Mining / Drummond to lay off 425 mine workers
(Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor) – Up to 425 miners for the Drummond Co. in US , Jefferson and Walker counties will be laid off starting Sept. 9, according to media reports. The reports cite a notification that the Birmingham company is required to file with the state. Drummond said in a letter sent Monday to … Continue reading
BlackBerry / Planning to cut a large share of jobs
Research In Motion is planning to cut a large share of jobs — mostly middle management — on top of the 5,000 employees it laid off last fiscal year. Continue reading
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