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US / Council on Jobs and Competitiveness set to end
In the “something you didn’t know existed that is now going away” category: The president’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness is set to end tomorrow. It came together two years ago, to generate ideas and policies for accelerated job creation. I asked economist Gary Burtless at the Brookings Institution what he thought about the president’s … Continue reading
US / In decline?
The American Century is dead. Long live the next American Century. The subtext of political debate these days is that the United States is in decline — a proposition often portrayed as self-evident. The economy lacks dynamism; unemployment near 8 percent remains at recession levels. The president and his Republican critics barely talk to each … Continue reading
Quebec / New Davie Yard: More than 500 employees being hired by July
Davie Canada Shipyard’s new owners are preparing to relaunch the Quebec City area’s idled shipbuilding operations, hiring the first 100 employees next month to build three vessels for maiden customer Cecon. The company said Tuesday it has been working hard since the Nov. 15 acquisition to restart operations as “quickly as possible,” leading to more … Continue reading
Canada / 5.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy
There were 268,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in October, compared with 254,000 vacancies in October 2011. There were 5.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down slightly from 5.3 one year earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.8% in October, unchanged from 12 months earlier. Source: via The Daily — Job vacancies, three-month average ending in October 2012.
Asthma at Work / 18 Jobs identified by Study
Almost 10,000 people born in Britain in 1958 were tracked for 15 years and researchers were able to identify which jobs were linked with an increased risk of developing asthma as an adult. It was found that the workplace had a greater influence on adult-onset asthma than smoking, accounting for one in six cases of … Continue reading
Talented Working Mothers: 28 percent of women with Harvard MBAs had left the workforce 15 years after receiving their degree
A 2009 study from University of Califirnia Berkeley Haas School of Business found that 28 percent of women with Harvard MBAs had left the workforce 15 years after receiving their degree. A 2010 study of MBAs from top business schools by University of Chicago Booth School of Business found that hours and labor force participation … Continue reading
A 67 million global jobs gap / The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012
Global unemployment rose in 2012 amid continuing economic insecurity and insufficient policies stifling overall hiring, a new report by the United Nations labour agency has warned, adding that the world’s youth were most vulnerable to the growing job scarcity. In its annual Global Employment Trends report, released today, the International Labour Organization (ILO) notes that … Continue reading
(Update) – Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address: Excerpts on Job
No single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people… … Continue reading
UK / 58 per cent for students leaving university in 2012 out of a job or in low-skilled employment
It is feared that the graduate jobs market will barely improve in 2013. The conclusions – in a study by the website CareerMatters.co.uk – comes just days after a separate report found that employers were receiving 56 applications for each graduate job, a seven per cent rise on the previous year. Researchers said that a … Continue reading
Indonesia / End of Moratorium on Hiring Civil Servants but …
The Indonesian government announced on Monday that the moratorium on hiring new civil servants was lifted at the end of December, 16 months after it was instituted, but that stringent recruitment policies would be maintained. Vice President Boediono said that the essence of the moratorium would still be continued — zero growth policy. “The efforts … Continue reading
Everyone knows Starbucks, but who is Opportunity Finance Network
Small business remains the backbone of America, creating more than 65 percent of our new jobs in the past 15 years. Unfortunately, in communities across the country, job growth remains stagnant as small and community-based businesses — critical sources of employment — lack access to the capital they need to create and sustain jobs. Providing … Continue reading
Aluminium / Ormet : 237 still off jobs
Tom Byers is glad Ormet Corp. made it through 2012 without laying off nearly 1,000 employees, but he would like to see the 237 who are out of work return to their jobs. “We have about 600 on the job right now,” said Byers, president of United Steelworkers Local 5724 at the Ormet Hannibal Primary … Continue reading
Atlanta / ViaSat to add 275 jobs
Communications equipment firm ViaSat Inc. will add about 275 jobs at its metro Atlanta campus. The expansion will more than double the company’s local workforce. Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will build a 60,000 square foot office building at its Breckinridge Park campus in Duluth, which is also the company’s regional headquarters, a source said. … Continue reading
Parents Want Flexible Work
In a recent “Parents & Work” survey conducted by FlexJobs from November 14 – 30th, 2012, 725 parents were asked about how work affects them and their families. The questions considered the issues working parents think about and confront on a regular basis, and how work flexibility might impact those. The results showed that working … Continue reading
Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address: Excerpts on Job (the word ‘unemployment’ does not appear)
No single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people… … Continue reading
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