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Michel Cournoyer
Skills for a Greener Future – Ambitious national commitments to implement the Paris Agreement underestimate the role of skills development measures
Skills for a greener future: a global view The first global report on the implications of the transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient economies for skills, gender and occupations. The main objectives of this global qualitative and quantitative analysis are to identify: • the scale of the need for reskilling and upskilling to realize the employment … Continue reading
VET or Academic Education and Labour Market Outcomes – Only at the upper secondary or post-secondary level does vocational education perform slightly better than academic education
Vocational education and training (VET) are highly valued by many. For instance, VET is expected to play an important role in achieving two Europe 2020 headline targets set in the education field: (a) reduce the rate of early school leavers from education to <10%; (b) increase the share of 30–40 years old having completed tertiary … Continue reading
Skills – Acquisition and development is not enough, skills utilisation is necessary
About the Business Performance and Skills Survey The Business Performance and Skills Survey (BPSS) is a study of skills utilisation from the perspective of the commercial establishment. The analyses and findings from this study will provide relevant and timely data on skills demand and skills utilisation at the establishment level for tracking and diagnostic purposes … Continue reading
Refugee Migrants in High-Income Countries – They experience persistently worse outcomes than other migrants
We provide an overview of the integration of refugees into the labor markets of a number of high-income countries. Discussing the ways in which refugees and economic migrants are differently selected and so might be expected to perform differently in a host country’s labor market, we examine employment and wages for these groups over time … Continue reading
Literacy Skills and Economic Performance In Canada – They have become an even more important determinant of economic growth
We pool expanded international data from the PIAAC survey of adult skills across Canadian provinces and other participating countries to replicate the IALS-based analysis by Coulombe, Tremblay and Marchand (2004) as well as Coulombe and Tremblay (2006) based on more recent and more comprehensive data on the literacy skills of the adult population. Our results … Continue reading
Inequalities in US – Family Wealth, defined benefit and defined contribution plans
How is family wealth in the form of employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans distributed? How did the distribution of retirement assets change between 1989 and 2019, and how did it change for families with various socioeconomic characteristics? How did the phaseout of DB plans affect the concentration of family wealth? How … Continue reading
Essential Workers in NY – Almost two thirds are women
The coronavirus crisis has put a new focus on “essential workers,” people who are bringing deliveries to our homes, working in supermarkets and convenience stores, keeping the public transportation system functioning, providing social services and childcare, and working in the healthcare industry. These essential workers have always played a critical role in keeping our communities … Continue reading
Minimum Wage Workers in Canada – The proportion of employees earning minimum wage grew from 5.2% to 10.4% in 20 years
This report looks at the evolution of minimum wage prevalence over the last 20 years, using annual estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). It examines changes in the profile of minimum wage employees, first through a series of gradual minimum wage increases observed from 1998 to 2017, followed by notable increases in 2018. It … Continue reading
Job Report in US (December 2020) – Employment declined by 140,000 and the unemployment unchanged at 6.7
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 140,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The decline in payroll employment reflects the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and efforts to contain the pandemic. In December, job losses in leisure and hospitality and in … Continue reading
L’emploi au Québec (décembre 2020) – Peu de variation mais le déficit de l’emploi augmente tout de même à nouveau
Compte tenu des mesures de santé publique plus sévères mises en place au début d’octobre, l’emploi au Québec a peu varié pour un troisième mois consécutif. * Comme il y avait moins de personnes à la recherche de travail, le taux de chômage a diminué de 0,5 point de pourcentage pour s’établir à 6,7 % — le taux le plus bas parmi … Continue reading
Job Quality – Defining it for employers
What does a quality job look like? The Job Design Framework allows you to choose the combination of items that best fit the needs of your business and your employees. Think of it as a menu rather than a mandate. Employers should discuss job design with frontline workers to identify the most impactful changes. A … Continue reading
Postes Vacants au Québec en Pandémie (octobre 2020) – Plus de 144 000 postes vacants avec un taux de 4,0%
Premier aperçu des postes vacants depuis le début de la crise économique Pendant que les entreprises continuaient à s’adapter aux exigences de santé publique, les employeurs canadiens recrutaient activement pour doter environ 551 900 postes en octobre (données non désaisonnalisées). En octobre, le taux de postes vacants mensuel — c’est-à-dire le nombre de postes vacants en proportion de tous les … Continue reading
Immigration in Canada – How it really works
To get a handle on Canada’s immigration policy, we first need to address two misconceptions surrounding Canadians’ understanding of how their country’s immigration system works. When the government announces that close to 340,000 immigrants will be admitted1 in a given year, many interpret this to mean 340,000 new arrivals that year. This is the first … Continue reading
Assurance-Emploi au Canada (octobre 2020) – Nombre record à 1,4 million, plus du triple du nombre enregistré en février (446 000)
En octobre, selon les données désaisonnalisées, 1,4 million de Canadiens ont reçu des prestations régulières d’assurance-emploi, plus du triple du nombre enregistré en février (446 000). Nombre record de personnes touchant des prestations régulières d’assurance-emploi en octobre Sur une base désaisonnalisée, 1,4 million de Canadiens ont reçu des prestations régulières d’assurance-emploi en octobre, plus du triple du … Continue reading
L’Apprenti au Canada – Seulement 16 % des apprentis avaient obtenu leur certificat à la fin de la durée prévue du programme
La formation d’apprenti constitue la principale voie permettant de devenir une personne de métier qualifiée au Canada. La présente étude utilise les données de 2008 à 2016 de la Plateforme longitudinale entre l’éducation et le marché du travail, afin d’examiner les facteurs ayant une influence sur les taux de certification des apprentis inscrits au Canada, … Continue reading
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