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Recession / Mothers Are Tougher on Kids
A down economy can impact family life. But an uptick in strict maternal behavior stems more from anticipation of hard times rather than actual exposure Continue reading
Canada / The truth behind the job market
Reading though what people say in their discussions it’s become very clear that a lot of people are confused about the job market in Canada Continue reading
Job Search / Bad credit can cost a job
Credit cards. Mortgages. Car loans. These are the types of things that typically come to mind when thinking about your credit. But a bad credit history can do more than ruin your chances of getting a loan or landing a great interest rate — it can cost you a job Continue reading
US / Ending The Crisis With Guaranteed Employment And Retraining
Guaranteeing employment accompanied by retraining to enable all unemployed workers to become absorbed into the regular work force is a superiority strategy that it would institutionalize a procedure for insuring that workers would possess the necessary skills for available jobs Continue reading
Job Search in Canada / One-half of workers would search right at the office
Job Search in Canada – 56 per cent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 said they are likely to conduct job-search activities at work Continue reading
Scotland’s Jobs Gap / 110,000 more jobs still needed
Scotland needs another 110,000 jobs to return to the levels enjoyed before the financial crisis five years ago, a think tank has warned Continue reading
US / The Low-Wage Job Machine
In the wake of the July employment report released last week, an interesting graphic appeared in a Wall Street Journal article with the somewhat distressing title “Low Pay Clouds Job Growth.” Comments Continue reading
Uganda / Needs more productive jobs for faster development
Uganda – Jobs are central to development because they affect living conditions, determine the pace of economic transformation and foster social cohesion Continue reading
2000, The great reversal in the demand for skill
What explains the current low rate of employment in the US? In about the year 2000, the demand for skill underwent a reversal. Continue reading
Tatas / To create 1,000 jobs in UK
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is considering a major expansion plan at its UK factory which could create as many as 1,000 jobs Continue reading
Job Search in India / The current slowdown may be the worst ever
India, the world’s second-most populous country and home to the world’s second largest workforce has a problem. That this is the worst job market since liberalisation in terms of severity, duration, sweep and scale Continue reading
Canada / Employment decreased by 39,000 and the UR rose to 7.2%
Led by declines among youths, employment decreased by 39,000 in July, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.2% Continue reading
France / Hollande plans to stimulate the jobs market right now
France – Hollande’s plan is simple. The plan to stimulate the jobs market right now. 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 / A lot of new jobs are low-pay or part-time – Business news – Boston.com
The 162,000 jobs the economy added in July were a disappointment. The quality of the jobs was even worse.
A disproportionate number of the added jobs were part-time or low-paying — or both. Continue reading
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