Job Market Monitor
United Kingdom
Employment trends by education requirement in US – A shift toward occupations with higher entry education
This article uses Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) data to examine recent employment trends by typical entry-level education requirement (hereafter in this article referred to as “entry education”). As noted earlier, the United States experienced an 18-month economic contraction beginning in December 2007, before entering a period of recovery beginning in June 2009. This section of … Continue reading
The Future of Jobs – UK construction industry will need to reskill over 600,000 employees over the next two decades
We are finally on the cusp of the much-heralded fourth industrial age. The transformational technology that will bring about a new industrial revolution is already available, and across the global economy, businesses are beginning to leverage it to deliver huge productivity benefits. It doesn’t look so rosy everywhere. The UK construction industry’s lacklustre productivity levels … Continue reading
VET in UK – The main aspects
This booklet focuses on some of the main aspects of vocational education and training (VET) in the United Kingdom. It provides an outline of the structure and characteristics of the training system and the challenges it faces. The booklet includes a chart of VET in the United Kingdom’s education and training system and some education … Continue reading
Universities in UK – Almost one million jobs, and add £21.5 billion to GDP
The higher education sector is vital to the UK economy. In 2014–15 it supported almost one million jobs, and contributed £21.5 billion to UK gross domestic product. This report investigates the economic contribution that universities make annually to the UK economy through generating GDP, jobs and taxes, and their longer-term impact on the UK. The research – carried out for … Continue reading
US – The United States is not adequately developing and sustaining a workforce with the skills needed to compete in the 21st century says the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The United States needs a skilled technical workforce to remain competitive in the global economy and to ensure that its workers participate in the nation’s economic growth. There are significant opportunities as well as major challenges in this regard. Notably, rigorous evidence indicates that the returns to investments in technical skills in the labor market … Continue reading
Skills in UK – 94% of employers say that life skills are at least as important as academic results research finds
Schools’ main focus is on developing children’s core academic knowledge and skills in literacy, numeracy, and range of curriculum subjects. But there are other skills that are increasingly seen as important to children’s wider development: ‘essential life skills’ such as confidence, social skills, self-control, motivation, and resilience. These are the attitudes, skills and behaviours that … Continue reading
UK – The distinction between self-employment and employment is becoming harder to sustain
This paper looks at way to close the divide between employment and self-employment. SUMMARY The distinction between self-employment and employment is becoming harder to sustain. Even on 2012/13 tax data from HMRC, a third of those reporting income from self-employment also report income from employment. Those two categories themselves simplify and often distort a much … Continue reading
Zero-Hours Contracts in UK – Around 1.7 million working and another 1.9 million do not provide work
The expression “zero-hours contract” is a colloquial term for a contract of service under which the worker is not guaranteed work and is paid only for work carried out. It generally leads to “a form of working where the worker is not guaranteed any work but has to be available as and when the employer … Continue reading
UK – Full employment is back on the agenda
‘Full employment’, for so long considered an unreachable relic of a bygone age, is back on the agenda. That it is once again part of economic and political debates is testament to the UK’s remarkably strong employment performance in recent years. A record-high employment rate is something few people would have thought possible this soon … Continue reading
Job Report in UK, March to May 2017 – The unemployment rate at 4.5%, the lowest since 1975
The unemployment rate (the proportion of those in work plus those unemployed, that were unemployed) was 4.5%, down from 4.9% for a year earlier and the lowest since 1975. Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between December 2016 to February 2017 and March to May 2017, the number of people in work increased, … Continue reading
Graduate Outcomes in UK – For all subjects by university
Employment outcomes across HEIs and subjects Figure 5 shows the distribution of each institution’s proportion of graduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation. While median proportions lie consistently between 75% and 85% across subjects, there is significant variation within subjects. For Subjects Allied to Medicine (excluding Nursing), for example, the … Continue reading
Disengagement from School in UK – A map
This paper builds on previous research to set out a model which can be used to measure disengagement nationally. It uses risk factors of disengagement, some imperfect direct measurements, and outcomes which are known to be in uenced by disengagement to locate where high levels of disengagement can be found. Disengagement describes attitudes and practices … Continue reading
Higher Education – Making college is hardly the only way to increase quantity, quality, and equity
Earlier this month, New York became the first US state to offer all but its wealthiest residents free tuition not only at its public community colleges, but also at public four-year institutions within the state. The new program, called the Excelsior Scholarship, doesn’t make college completely free, nor is it without significant restrictions. Still, the … Continue reading
Older Workers in UK – Workplace innovation practices
The increasing age of the working population is creating unprecedented challenges for organizations and governments. Coupled with economic and demographic changes, these challenges call for effective and efficient ways to manage an increasingly older workforce. So far, policy on developing sustainable work and retaining an increasingly ageing workforce has focused on raising the retirement age … Continue reading
Skills System in UK – From ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’: making it a world class
The majority of people who will be working in 2030 are already in the workforce, and will be untouched by the current round of educational reforms. UK employers spend less on training than other major EU economies and less than the EU average. Participation in job-related adult learning has fallen significantly in recent years, leaving … Continue reading
Jobs – Offres d’emploi – US & Canada (Eng. & Fr.)
The Most Popular Job Search Tools
Even More Objectives Statements to customize
Cover Letters – Tools, Tips and Free Cover Letter Templates for Microsoft Office
Job Market Monitor 