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Canada Public Sector Jobs A Grotwh Factor Contrary To US
It’s no surprise that Canada’s economy is still managing to grind out jobs, although at a much slower space than earlier in the year, and that its closest neighbour and biggest trading partner continues to struggle to match that growth. But what is surprising is how Canada’s public sector carried the employment load last month, … Continue reading
How many more jobs would we have if the public sector hadn’t been shedding jobs for the last three years?
The most glaring weakness in the current recovery relative to previous ones is the unprecedented public-sector job loss seen over the last three years. The figure below shows that private sector job growth in the current recovery is close to that of the recovery following the early 1990s recession and is substantially stronger than the … Continue reading
ILO – European public sector under threat
A new ILO study shows budget deficits have led to significant cuts in European public sector expenditure, employment and wages. It also discusses the key role of social dialogue under the present circumstances. Unprecedented public sector adjustments combined with a lack of social dialogue between government and employees has lowered job security, pay and working … Continue reading
Reagan Added Public Sector Jobs During a Recession
This is a huge reason for the stubborn unemployment! President Obama doesn’t have the benefit of adding public workers to the payroll, like Reagan did. Lets start right at the top, the Federal level. Under Reagan, federal government employment increased by 100,000 from the middle of the 1982 recession until the 1984. via GOP Reality … Continue reading
Unemployment rate would be 7.1% without government job cuts
As investment in training of the long-term unemployed is decreasing with budget constraints, everything seems to be made to pump more long-term unemploymed in the reserve army we wrote in Disinvestment in Education In North America. The WSJ takes a look at what would happen in the U.S. if there were no Government Cuts. The unemployment rate … Continue reading
U.S. Public Employees | More Layoffs
Public-sector employees tended to have more job security, which in some ways helps during weak economic climates, as their steady demand for goods and services spread through the economy. The recent trend, conversely, can make things worse. “If public-sector employment had grown since June 2009 by the average amount it grew in the three previous … Continue reading
The female unemployment crisis | Society | The Guardian
Last week, the official UK unemployment figures showed that women were losing their jobs at a disproportionately greater rate than men. Of the 2.67 million people who are unemployed, 1.12 million are women – the highest number for 25 years. One factor is that the number of women in the labour market has increased over … Continue reading
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