Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
Skills – A Guide for workforce development practitioners
The purpose of this guide is to highlight the competencies that National Fund collaboratives need in order to embark on job quality work with employers. The key word here is collaboratives, not specifically “collaborative directors.” Ensuring that someone has (or is developing) the requisite skills and deploys those skills at the right time is key … Continue reading
Occupational Licensing and Non-Competition Agreements in US – Declining in dynamism, but attempts to reform often face stiff opposition
Labour market fluidity has declined substantially since the late 1990s and coincides with a period of sluggish productivity growth as discussed in Chapter 2. State-level labour market regulation contributes to some of the concerning lack of dynamism, notably occupational licensing and non-competition agreements, which both cover around one fifth of American workers. Labour market regulation … Continue reading
Skills – Occupational credentials as an alternative path to marketable human capital
Occupational credentials provide an additional and at times alternative path to formal education for individuals to demonstrate to employers and consumers their ability and qualifications. These take the form of licenses and certifications. However, the literature on the returns to credentials is inadequate, with prior research having limited causal identification relying on OLS regressions which … Continue reading
Global Deal Flagship Report on Covid – The importance of social dialogue in managing the consequences
This second Global Deal Flagship Report illustrates the importance of social dialogue in managing the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the benefits of involving social partners in adult-learning systems to prepare for the future of work. The COVID-19 crisis that erupted so suddenly at the beginning of 2020 has stressed labour markets … Continue reading
Skills, Employers and Grads – Job posting data to complement existing labour market information systems
What skills do employers seek in graduates?Using online job posting data to support policy and practice in higher educationEmployers increasingly reach job seekers through online job postings, particularly for jobs requiring a higher education qualification. Job postings available online provide a rich source of real-time and detailed data on the qualifications and skills sought by … Continue reading
Covid and Labour Demand in US Cities – Factors related to regional resilience
This paper presents a contemporary analysis of the labour market dynamics during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis that affected all facets of life across the world. Research that investigates previous economic crises shows that subnational regions react very differently to the same shock (Martin, 2012[6]) and that regional characteristics play a … Continue reading
Low-Educated Workers in Belgium – More likely to see their jobs disappear, and less able to take advantage of new job opportunities
The world of work is changing. Technological progress, globalisation and population ageing are having a significant impact on the labour market – not only by creating many new job opportunities and destroying obsolete ones, but also by profoundly changing how most ongoing jobs are carried out. Belgium is likely to be strongly impacted by these … Continue reading
Platform Economy in Europe – Number of employees likely to be around 11 000
Over the past ten years, the platform economy has become a topic of great interest in Europe. It has been cited as a force for economic growth and innovation, lower-cost goods and services, and low-barrier employment opportunities. At the same time, platforms have been criticised for potentially expanding the number of workers in precarious jobs. … Continue reading
COVID and Social Dialogue – A tool to make a difference
A new ILO study shows that most of the ILO member States made extensive use of ‘peak-level’ social dialogue to shape emergency measures for mitigating the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key points For 15 March to 10 June 2020, it was found that: A majority of countries and territories – 134 out … Continue reading
Platform Work – Regulating it
Evolving use of digital technologies and new business models, among other drivers, have given rise to online platforms that facilitate the emergence of platform-mediated work, such as “crowd work”, “gig work”, and other forms of often on-demand labour. Workers in platform markets often benefit from low entry barriers and flexibility, which can facilitate the labour … Continue reading
Wage Growth in US – The Illusion
Despite a sharp spike in unemployment since March 2020, aggregate wage growth has accelerated. This acceleration has been almost entirely attributable to job losses among low-wage workers. Wage growth for those who remain employed has been flat. This pattern is not unique to COVID-19 but is more profound now than in previous recessions. This means … Continue reading
Reskilling – Glenn Youngkin on Virginia Ready Initiative
Youngkin, chair of the Virginia Ready Initiative, talks about easing unemployment and strengthening Virginia’s economy by connecting people with training, financial support, and job opportunities. About 80 percent of the newly unemployed folks do not have a college degree. They work in sectors that are the most economically exposed. And they are disproportionately racial and … Continue reading
Cover Letter – Examples for all
Professional, job-winning cover letter examples for different fields. Learn why they stand out, and create your own with our killer cover letter templates. To help you craft the best cover letter, we’re providing you with some examples to review. Let the content inspire your own cover letter. Think about the most important things you have … Continue reading
Employees on Remote Work – A survey of more than 12,000 professionals
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic, health, and social devastation, it has also created an unprecedented opportunity: to run the world’s biggest-ever workplace experiment. This experience is yielding fascinating insights that have significant implications for the way we should organize work. To assess employee sentiment on these changes, from the end of May … Continue reading
Future of Work – Leveraging human potential : The World Economic Forum’s Report 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns and related global recession of 2020 have created a highly uncertain outlook for the labour market and accelerated the arrival of the future of work. The Future of Jobs Report 2020 aims to shed light on: 1) the pandemic-related disruptions thus far in 2020, contextualized within a longer history of economic … Continue reading
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