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Unbundled Higher Education in US – How to facilitate access while protecting consumers and taxpayers
In the face of increasing costs and lackluster outcomes, traditional higher education is under increasing pressure to prove its value proposition. Meanwhile, new providers have “unbundled” the components of a postsecondary degree or certificate, offering stand-alone courses or sequences of courses, targeted job training, and assessments and certifications, often at much lower cost than existing … Continue reading
Australia – Six in ten affected by bullying at work survey finds
Almost six people in 10 have witnessed or suffered bullying at work, according to a survey by law firm Slater and Gordon. More than one-third of respondents said they had been bullied themselves. However, more than half of those who had witnessed or experienced bullying did nothing about it. The poll of 2,000 workers found … Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada , June 2015 – The number of beneficiaries increased by +4.0% in a year
There were 531,700 people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in June, up 5,200 or 1.0% from May. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of beneficiaries increased by 20,300 (+4.0%). In Alberta, the number of beneficiaries rose for the eighth consecutive month, up 7.7% in June. Increases were also posted in Saskatchewan (+4.9%) and Manitoba (+3.6%). In contrast, there were fewer beneficiaries in Prince … Continue reading
China – What is the real unemployment rate?
What is China’s Unemployment Rate? 4.1% For what month, what year? Doesn’t matter the answer is still 4.1%. That’s a slight exaggeration but for the last 3 years the unemployment rate has been 4.1% almost every month. Indeed, since 2002 the official unemployment rate has varied between 3.9% and 4.3%, an absurdly smooth series. In contrast to … Continue reading
Telecommuting for Work in US – From 9% to 37% in 20 years Gallup finds
Thirty-seven percent of U.S. workers say they have telecommuted, up slightly from 30% last decade but four times greater than the 9% found in 1995. These results are based on Gallup’s annual Work and Education poll, conducted Aug. 5-9. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at In U.S., Telecommuting for Work Climbs to … Continue reading
Prime Age Workers in US – 6.1 percentage points decline in employment between 1999 and 2013
The share of prime-age adults who worked at some point during the year declined about 6.1 percentage points between 1999 and 2013 (note this differs somewhat from LFP). The share of people who did not work during the year because they could not find work (unemployed) picked up around 1.6 points. The share of people who … Continue reading
World Population – 9.8 billion by 2050, up from an estimated 7.3 billion now
PRB’s population projections in the 2015 Data Sheet show world population reaching 9.8 billion by 2050, up from an estimated 7.3 billion now, though the projections mask wide variations among countries, notably: National populations are projected to more than double in 40 countries, the vast majority of which are in Africa. Niger’s population is projected … Continue reading
The Current Population Survey (CPS) in US – A massive fraud coming out of its Philadelphia region
Back in 2012 a whistleblower told the Census Bureau about a massive fraud coming out of its Philadelphia region. One of the guys who was supposed to be going door-to-door surveying people in the Washington, DC, area about their employment situation was faking the responses. As it turned out, that guy — Julius Buckmon — … Continue reading
Rwanda – Understanding the 3.4% unemployment rate
Rwanda’s unemployment rate is at just 3.4 per cent, a statistic that recently generated heated debate on social media. Some believe the country’s unemployment rate is far higher. So how does the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR) compute unemployment figures? The 3.4 per cent means that just over 3 people out of 100 are … Continue reading
Unemployed Youth in UK – To attend ‘boot camps’ in ‘no excuses’ crackdown
Jobless young people will be made to attend “boot camps” in return for benefits as part of a new Conservative drive to bring a “no excuses” culture to youth employment. Under the plan, anyone under 21 who is out of work and on benefits will have to take part in a three-week intensive course to … Continue reading
Amazon’s Work Culture and The NYT – More than 4,000 comments posted
Amazon recently surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the country. It is ceaselessly inventive, unafraid to try something and fail. Its ambitious goal: sell everything to everyone everywhere. It is also figuring out how to extract the most from its employees, whose dedication and obsession is the real engine behind the company’s success. … Continue reading
UK – Employment and unemployment of disabled people are both up
The number of disabled people who are unemployed has risen for the second quarter in a row, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) used the publication of quarterly labour market statistics to point to the growth of 225,000 in the number of disabled people in work, compared with the … Continue reading
Employee Referrals – Can boost the chance of a positive match by anywhere from 2.6 to 6.6%
Referrals can boost the chance of a positive match by anywhere from 2.6 to 6.6%, higher than any other interview source. “That’s statistically significant and after we control for everything else,” said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor. He added that age, sex, education level, industry, and job title of the candidate were all controlled for so … Continue reading
Restaurants in US – The shortage of able kitchen hands
Good cooks are getting harder to come by. Not the head kitchen honchos, depicted in Food Network reality shows, who fine-tune menus and orchestrate the dinner rush, but the men and women who are fresh out of culinary school and eager. The shortage of able kitchen hands is affecting chefs in Chicago, where restaurateurs said … Continue reading
Skills Gap in IT in UK – 134,000 new digital specialists needed every year
Its research found that the UK needs 134,000 new digital specialists every year with about half of these being in junior level roles. However, two out of five recruiters said they struggle to fill these roles and 85 per cent of employers say the problem is down to skills shortages. This mismatch between supply and … Continue reading
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