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What is the only thing worse than unemployment? Long-term unemployment
The insights come from an upcoming paper by Swedish economists Stefan Eriksson and Dan-Olof Rooth, which is to be published in the American Economic Review Continue reading
US / AEI Economic Outlook: the current expansion is getting close to its end
By the long-run standard the current expansion, at 49 months (54 months by year-end, when growth is widely forecast to be 3 percent), is getting close to its end Continue reading
IT / Portrayals are deterring girls from studying computer science
The stereotype of the male computer geek is a staple of modern television and film are deterring girls from studying computer science Continue reading
US / Job Market Crawling Along
US – The chart of the change in the employment-to-population ratio—the percentage of working age population that is actually working—still reveals no sign of a takeoff 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
The Long-term Unemployed Face Severe Discrimination
Researchers at the Federal Reserve have found that people who are unemployed more than six months are heavily discriminated against. They sent fake resumes to hundreds of employers in response to job postings. Applicants who had only recently lost a job but had no relevant experience were far more likely to be called than those … Continue reading
The Cost of Job Stress
Job stress, the #1 cause of stress in the U.S., is a leading factor in poor health and reduced creativity and problem solving ability, costing American businesses $300 billion dollars a 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
Canada / From 1981 to 2012, the Changing labour market conditions for youth
Over the past three decades, the employment outcomes of young Canadians aged 15 to 34 evolved differently across periods, gender, age groups and provinces Continue reading
US Veterans / Bank of America Hiring Vets for IT
Job recruiters at Bank of America Corp. plan to double the number of military veteran-related events they attend this year. (Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor) Josh Renick, the bank’s staffing manager for enterprise military recruiting, tells CIO Journal “it was technology executives who drove that initial push” to hire vets for IT positions. Like at many … Continue reading
Recruiting / 46 percent of skilled hired fail within 18 months because of attitude
Mark Murphy, the chief executive officer of Leadership IQ, a leadership training and management consulting firm, has some sobering news for small businesses and startup companies that are getting ready to bring new hires on board in 2012: Nearly half of them are going to fail before hitting their second anniversary and most of the … Continue reading
Bullying in UK / One in five NHS workers in North-East
ONE in five NHS workers in the North-East claim to have been bullied by colleagues while almost half reported they have witnessed bullying in the last six months, according to a new survey Continue reading
Poor planning skills lead to income-achievement gap research finds
A new study of a large ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of children from across the United States has identified poor planning skills as one reason for the income-achievement gap, which can emerge as early as kindergarten and continue through high school Continue reading
Volunteering / Greater benefits for over-45s research finds
Research by Third Sector Research Centre finds that 45 to 60-year-olds who volunteer every month gain more from it than younger people Continue reading
Sweatshops / Wrong unless Products Are Cute research finds
IF PEOPLE REALLY WANT something, they are likely to ignore the fact that the product was made at a sweatshop, according to a new study by a Georgetown business professor Continue reading
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