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US / Industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies are needed says Brookings
Collaborative attendees expressed nearly unanimous agreement on the need for industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies that track with economic development priorities Continue reading
UK / One in five jobs with no guaranteed amount of work and pay
One in five jobs created in Britain since late 2008 has come with a zero-hours contract Continue reading
US / ‘Job-Full’ Recovery begins ?
Today, Capital Economics’ Paul Dales declares that era over. We have officially entered the “job-full recovery” era Continue reading
Australia / Defining full employment
More than anything else in the last hundred years, explanations of unemployment in capitalist economies and the related notion of full-employment have been at the heart of debate in macroeconomics Continue reading
Ghana / Mining companies to trim operations by 3,500
More than 3,500 permanent jobs will be lost in an industry that has enjoyed a decade long boom as falling gold prices and rising cost blight the industry Continue reading
Canada / 84 per cent believe experience weighs harder than education
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) Canadians believe experience weighs harder than education in finding a suitable job, found a recent survey Continue reading
US / Employment increased by 195,000 in June as unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent Continue reading
US / The net gain in employment over the last 13 years has gone to immigrants says CIS
All of the net gain in employment in the United States over the last 13 years has gone to immigrants (legal and illegal) Continue reading
UK / Securing a job after leaving university depend heavily on where they choose to study
UK – Students at Robert Gordon, Glasgow Caledonian and Derby universities outperformed Oxford and Cambridge graduates when it came to securing jobs or places on postgrad courses last year Continue reading
Canada / From 1981 to 2012, the Changing labour market conditions for youth
Over the past three decades, the employment outcomes of young Canadians aged 15 to 34 evolved differently across periods, gender, age groups and provinces Continue reading
UK / Jobs requiring degrees on entry reached an all time high while jobs requiring no qualifications fell to historically low levels says a report
This report provides new evidence on whether employers in Britain are doing so and whether jobs are being upskilled. Continue reading
Apprenticeship in the US / Work and learn at the same time
Many people work and learn at the same time In the US. But in addition to getting a paycheck, apprentices like Schmitt are also getting a career boost: their on-the-job experience and technical instruction are part of a formal program to help them master an occupation Continue reading
India / Engineering postgraduates: a glut in applications
There are few takers for engineering postgraduates these days. The slowdown in the economy has dampened prospects in manufacturing so much so that the industry is shy about hiring them. Another major attraction was academics. In fact, many engineering graduates did master’s with an eye on teaching jobs. There was indeed a time when a … Continue reading
UK / Financial services shed 10,000 jobs in three months
The financial services sector is thought to have shed 10,000 jobs in the three months to June despite strong growth in business volumes, the CBI employers’ group and PwC have reported. The industry expects to create 1,000 jobs in the next quarter, according to the latest survey of 94 companies by the CBI and PwC, … Continue reading
Over-educated / In 1970, only one in 100 taxi drivers and chauffeurs in the US had a college degree, today 15
In 1970, only one in 100 taxi drivers and chauffeurs in the US had a college degree, according to an analysis of labour statistics by Ohio University’s Richard Vedder, Christopher Denhart and Jonathan Robe. Today, 15 out of 100 do. Continue reading
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