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US / Percent of unemployed seeking work for longer than six months more than doubled between 2007 and 2013
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports employment figures for the United States. These figures have served as a barometer of the country’s relative economic strength for the last seventy years and recently have highlighted unemployment’s rise throughout the Great Recession. Often overlooked, however, are figures related to the so-called “long-term” unemployed, those unemployed for longer … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment / The hardest hit by the global crisis says ILO
The world could face years of jobless economic recovery, with young people set to be hit hardest as global unemployment continues to rise this year, a report from the International Labour Organisation warns. As the World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday with a focus on growing inequality, the … Continue reading
Inequalities / The 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world
The wealth of the 1% richest people in the world amounts to $110tn (£60.88tn), or 65 times as much as the poorest half of the world Continue reading
Long-term unemployment is increasing around the world says ILO
Unemployment spells for workers are becoming longer in some countries compared to the pre-crisis situation in 2008, according to the new edition of the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Continue reading
Family and Medical Leave in US / Job Protection Isn’t Enough
Twenty years ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, was signed into law. Without downplaying the historical significance of the FMLA’s guarantee of job-protected leave for a majority of U.S. workers, it had a limited impact on the frequency of parental leave and no impact on the likelihood that parental leave is paid Continue reading
Washington / The 2013 Best Places to Work present a disturbing picture of federal employees says report
The 2013 Best Places to Work data present a disturbing picture of federal employees throughout the government who are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs and workplaces Continue reading
Child Labor in US / A report by the CRS
The history of child labor in America is long and, in some cases, unsavory. It dates back to the founding of the United States. Historically, except for the privileged few, most children worked— either for their parents or for an outside employer. Through the years, however, child labor practices have changed. So have the benefits … Continue reading
Older Workers / How long do older unemployed workers conduct their job searches before deciding to retire ?
Unemployed people who have these resources retire more rapidly than those who cannot afford to do so, regardless of their job prospects. The results suggest that for job separations that do not lead to an immediate retirement, about half of the jobless spells end in retirement and half in re-employment. Among jobless spells that do end in retire- ment, most do so within a year after separation. Continue reading
US / A small, and shrinking, proportion of jobs pay enough for families to make ends meet finds the 2013 Job Gap Report by the Alliance for a Just Society
The Alliance for a Just Society’s 15th annual Job Gap Study examines employment opportunities and outcomes nationally, in 10 states (Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Florida, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and Washington State), and in New York City Continue reading
Traffic Jam in US / Up to 480,000 high-skilled jobs are at risk
The report, The Role of Transit in Support of High Growth Business Clusters in the U.S., conducted by the Economic Development Research Corporation and commissioned by APTA, projects that 480,000 new jobs representing $32 billion per year in income will be at risk due to congestion by 2040 Continue reading
US / No evidence that lowering taxes on corporate profits will lead to more job creation Center for Effective Government finds
22 of the 30 corporations that paid the highest tax rates (30 percent or more) on their reported profits created almost 200,000 jobs between 2008 and 2012. Only eight of the 30 firms paying high tax rates reported reducing the number of employees between 2008 and 2012 Continue reading
Canada / The education and employment experiences of First Nations People living off reserve, Inuit, and Métis
The 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) examined a diverse range of education experiences among First Nations people living off reserve, Inuit and Métis. Continue reading
US College Labor Market / Recruiting Trends 2013-2014
The college labor market is improving, up 3 percent from last year for all degrees. Strong demand for accounting, marketing, computer science, engineering, human resources, public relations, and the inclusive “all majors” group will increase hiring for Bachelor’s degrees by 7 percent. The increase in hiring has been steady but could be better. Continue reading
After the Arab Spring / Youth unemployment still the most urgent challenge
Across the region, economic growth has fallen since 2011. In Egypt, Syria and Tunisia, and to a lesser extent, Lebanon, it happened mainly as a result of political instability. Since young people occupied Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt’s economy, the region’s largest, has shrunk by 7% and exports have fallen by around 40%, while the … Continue reading
World Economic Forum / Income Gap and Unemployment to Dominate International Agenda in 2014
An urgent need to address long-simmering economic problems such as widening income gaps and structural unemployment, coupled with growing concerns over the quality of economic policies and tension in the Middle East and North Africa, rank among the Top 10 trends for world leaders in 2014, according to the World Economic Forum’s Outlook on the Global Agenda, which is published today Continue reading
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