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Odd Jobs / Nancy Rica Schiff’s photographs
There aren’t many people who begin their working lives with a burning desire to become a professional odour judge or a diver for golf balls. Some might not even believe that job titles such as dinosaur duster or dog food tester have ever graced a CV. But an American photographer, Nancy Rica Schiff, has endeavoured to … Continue reading
1988 vs 2012 : The best country to be born in (ranking) – Infographics
decided to design this infographic ‘Where To Be Born’ after reading and being fascniated by a post on the Economist’s website. The Economist Intelligence Unit created a ‘Where To Be Born Index’ in 1988 and now in 2013 after what they call an ‘earnest’ calculation, they have once again decided where it is best to … Continue reading
Asians in the United States / Educational attainment and unemployment
A notable characteristic of the Nation’s Asians is their high rate of educational attainment. Fifty-two percent of those ages 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher in the 2008–2010 period, considerably more than the average of 29 percent for non-Asians. In the 2008–2010 period, Asian Indians had the highest levels of educational attainment: … Continue reading
Psychology / The Toll and Fallout of High Unemployment
The job market continued to improve last year, but the pace of improvement was agonizingly slow. The unemployment rate edged down to 7.8%, a drop of 0.7% compared with the end of the previous year. Payroll employment grew 153,000 a month. Payroll gains in 2010, 2011, and 2012 have now offset a little more than … Continue reading
US / 23% of undergraduates with at least one parent who is an immigrant
While people earning STEM degrees has been on the uptick in the past two decades, a more recent Census report shows that most of the degrees in computer, math, statistics, and engineering disciplines are still going to foreign-born residents, primarily to those from China and India. Below are some interesting facts (many referring to the … Continue reading
US / Job Gap / Construction Still in The Red
Of the 8.8 million jobs lost in the U.S. economy, a whopping 2.2 million were in construction. Most of those jobs have yet to come back. Some construction firms expect to hire more workers in 2013, but don’t call it a comeback just yet. About 31% of construction companies plan to hire workers this year, … Continue reading
US Job Market : Overall, an improvement
The chart below tells a familiar, but not too happy, story. Only one of the variables in the collection of employer behavior, employee and employer confidence, and labor resource utilization categories has recovered even half the gap from its prerecession benchmark. The labor resource utilization variables look particularly bad, with one variable—marginally attached workers—actually getting … Continue reading
Low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women
Appropriate literacy levels are crucial for both men and women seeking education and employment opportunities, but low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women’s chances of earning a sustaining wage. IWPR analysis of National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data reveals that men earn more than women regardless of literacy level. Women with low literacy skills report … Continue reading
Bachelor’s Degree in US
Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Tops 30 Percent for the First Time In March 2011, for the first time ever, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults 25 and older had at least a bachelor’s degree, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Those With Bachelor’s Degrees Weathered Recession Better People with a bachelor’s degree had lower rates of … Continue reading
From Factories to Cubicles (Infographics)
Source: BACK TO THE FUTURE IS THERE A SECOND ACT FOR U.S. MANUFACTURING?
Slumdogs of New York : 19th century New York in pictures
via Slumdogs of New York: The remarkable images capturing immigrant families in an unrecognisable 19th century New York | Mail Online.
Literacy / UK: 4 in 10 boys do not own any books
“Research reveals startlingly high numbers of boys and girls have no books of their own, with worrying implications for their future prospects. Three in 10 children in the UK do not own a single book of their own, with alarming implications for their future prospects, according to new research. The survey by the National Literacy … Continue reading
The Cost of One Jobless Youth to Taxpayers: $14,000 a Year
America’s youth are suffering their worst employment drought since World War II. It doesn’t take a great leap of the imagination to understand why this is a crisis. The young and jobless earn less later in life. They lose the chance to build crucial career skills. They rely on government support. They’re more likely to … Continue reading
What is the 2nd largest economy in the world ? ANSWER: System D
It used to be that System D was small — a handful of market women selling a handful of shriveled carrots to earn a handful of pennies. It was the economy of desperation. But as trade has expanded and globalized, System D has scaled up too. Today, System D is the economy of aspiration. It … Continue reading
US / Job Gap / A four million shortfall in employment
According to the last jobs report for 2012, the United States labor market continues to recover at a steady but modest pace despite a global slowdown, Hurricane Sandy and anxieties about future fiscal policy. Private payrolls increased by two million in 2012, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.7 percentage point to 7.8 percent. Over … Continue reading
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