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Hays Global Skills Index 2013 / Labour markets efficiency is not directly related to the current state of the economy
The Hays Global Skills Index 2013 shows that structural factors have the greatest impact on the efficiency of the labour market Continue reading
Young and Jobless in Ontario / A report by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Five years after the global economic meltdown, youth employment levels remain significantly depressed, tracking much lower than the national average. Continue reading
The App Economy in Europe / 530,000 jobs and over a quarter of the app economy
Europe is a major force in the global app ecosystem and is directly responsible for over 500,000 jobs in the EU28 region Continue reading
Asia-Pacific / Economic growth is not generating sufficient decent and productive employment says the Asian Development Bank
One reason why the region continues to experience significant levels of poverty and rising inequality is that economic growth is not generating sufficient decent and productive employment. This is due to the nature of growth and the pattern of structural change in many countries in which workers move from agriculture into low-productivity services Continue reading
The Talent War / The implications of the demographic outlook and immigration flows are substantial says a report
The implications for policymakers are substantial. First of all, receiving countries will have to invest more in developing smart migration, integration, and nondiscrimination policies Continue reading
Behind the German jobs miracle, the Jobs Centers (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, or BA) with the motto “Challenge and encourage”
“Challenge and encourage” is the motto under which job seekers—including welfare recipients, who had previously been invisible in unemployment statistics—will be mobilized, using all of the measures at the government’s disposal Continue reading
US / The retirement system fails most americans by creating a few big winners and many losers
The current retirement system has left the vast majority of Americans unprepared for retirement says EPI. While high-income Americans have benefitted enormously from the rise of 401(k)s, most Americans are being left behind Continue reading
American Families are on divergent paths
After a period of relative calm during the 1990s, rapid changes in American families began anew during the 2000s, a new analysis suggests. Young people delayed marriage longer than ever before, permanent singlehood increased, and divorce and remarriage continued to rise during the first decade of the century. But the most troubling finding, researchers say, … Continue reading
ICTs Are Expanding Job Opportunities Worldwide says the World Bank
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the world of work, creating new job opportunities and making labor markets more innovative, inclusive, and global. Three trends are driving this shift: greater connectivity, the ability to telecommute and outsource work, and globalization of skills. According to a new World Bank policy note, “Connecting to Work: How … Continue reading
U.N. / The World Happiness report: a slightly happier and more generous place
The 2013 World Happiness report presents data by country and continent, and for the world as a whole. Despite the obvious detrimental happiness impacts of the 2007-08 financial crisis, the world has become a slightly happier and more generous place over the past five years Continue reading
US / Who Are the Long-Term Unemployed?
Relative to currently employed workers, those who have been out of work for more than 26 weeks (the long-term unemployed) tend to be less educated and are more likely to be nonwhite, unmarried, disabled, impoverished, and to have worked previously in the construction industry and construction occupations Continue reading
Canada / High youth unemployment does not represent an alarming event says the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
Although youth unemployment is relatively high – it does not represent an alarming event write the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada in Youth Unemployment in Canada: Challenging Conventional Thinking? Continue reading
US / Retirement damaged by unemployment – A survey
The Damaged Nest Egg: Un/Underemployment Results in Withdrawals from Retirement Funds -A sizeable majority of the un/underemployed (62 percent) are not too/not at all confident that they will be able to retire comfortably Continue reading
The open talent economy is doing for work what the open source model did for IT
What the open source model did for software development, the open talent economy is doing for work Continue reading
US / Faulty records released by the FBI have a devastating impact on workers
“At a time when millions of America’s workers continue to struggle to find work in the aftermath of the Great Recession, many face an additional barrier—faulty records released by the FBI for use in employment and licensing decisions” write Madeline Neighly and Maurice Emsellem in Wanted: Accurate FBI Background Checks for Employment by the National … Continue reading
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