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US / Unemployment Rate for veterans between 18 and 24 exceeded 20 percent last year
Two months after completing his five-plus years as an Army medic, Dan Huber is still looking for a job. And while he’s had some promising interviews, he has no assurances the search will end soon. That’s given him some insight that he shares with some of his buddies back at Fort Polk in Louisiana: Don’t … Continue reading
Affirmative Action Bans / The Impact most pronounced in engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences
“The consideration of race as an affirmative factor in higher education admissions decisions remains the target of legal challenges and public debate” writes Liliana M. Garces in Understanding the Impact of Affirmative Action Bans in Different Graduate Fields of Study. (Quotes to follow) A new challenge to the constitutionality of the practice is now being considered by … Continue reading
US / Nanosolar / 75% of staff laid off
While few manufacturers are profitable in today’s photovoltaic market, U.S.-based Nanosolar has had a particularly tough ride in taking its technology to scale. The Silicon Beat website reported the news yesterday, that as much of 75% of Nanosolar’s staff were laid off on Friday, February 15. The source of the report was an anonymous employee … Continue reading
US / Almost half of employed college graduates are in jobs requiring less than college education
“Political leaders, prominent foundations, and college presidents have argued that the nation must increase the proportion of adults with college degrees in order for America to remain competitive in the global economy” write Richard Vedder, Christopher Denhart, and Jonathan Robe in Why Are Recent College Graduates Underemployed? University Enrollments and Labor-Market Realities (Adapted quotes to follow). Supporting those … Continue reading
US / Summary of 2013 Unemployment Insurance Cuts
North Carolina has become the eighth state to cut the number of weeks of state unemployment benefits. Starting July 1, 2013 there will be a range of state unemployment benefits from 12 to 20 weeks. The number of weeks would be calculated twice a year and based on the state unemployment rate. In addition, the weekly … Continue reading
US / 23% of Illiterate (infographics)
Source: 23% of America Is Illiterate – OnlineCollegeCourses.com.
US / Minimum Wage Earners / None working 40 hours a week can afford rent
There is no place in the United States where a minimum wage worker working 40 hours a week can afford rent on a two-bedroom apartment. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from via Minimum Wage: Beggaring Workers does not Help Employment (Infographics) | Informed Comment. Related Posts Moderate minimum wages can do more good … Continue reading
The Minimum Wage when Employers Have Market Power
Job Market Monitor: The so-called neo-classical model assumes full employment. Workers, and minimum wage workers in that model can change job at will because there are plenty of them. Employers compete one another for rare workers… In the real world of involuntary unemployment, that is not the case of course. And the impact on minimum … Continue reading
US / Social Media: The Demographics
A late 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that young adults are more likely than others to use major social media. At the same time, other groups are interested in different sites and services. Internet users under 50 are particularly likely to use a social networking site of … Continue reading
US / 5 myths about manufacturing jobs
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama said that creating manufacturing jobs is the nation’s “first priority.” To some, this may sound like a throwback to a long-lost era; after all, such jobs are being eliminated, outsourced or automated, right? Not really. The United States remains a world leader in manufacturing, and … Continue reading
After the Great Recession: The Challenge
Joshua Meltzer, David Steven and Claire Langley in The United States After the Great Recession: The Challenge of Sustainable Growth (Brookings Institution) write: “Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress with so little internal crisis and so few external threats,” President Clinton argued in January 2000 in his final State … Continue reading
US / Raising That Minimum Wage: Surprisingly a good policy says Krugman
The president’s call for a rise in the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9, with subsequent increases in line with inflation. The question we need to ask is: Would this be good policy? And the answer, perhaps surprisingly, is a clear yes. Why “surprisingly”? Well, Economics 101 tells us to be very cautious … Continue reading
US / Job creation is harder
Something’s changed in how the economy works. One theory is “deleveraging”: Americans paying down their high debt. The economy won’t accelerate until this process is complete, the argument goes; the fact that debt-service ratios have dropped to early 1990s levels is considered a good omen. Another approach is to examine the economy by sectors and … Continue reading
Raising The Minimum Wage : NYT’s David Leonhardt on the Economic Impact (audio)
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for Congress to raise the minimum wage. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with David Leonhardt, the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, about the political prospects for such a plan. Click on the image to get to the podcast via The … Continue reading
A campaign for Cindy… Unemployed And In Deep Depression /
Cindy* is one of the 30+ scholarship applicants we have received since launching Allies to the Out-of-Work. Being unemployed has thrown her in a deep depression that she can’t seem to shake. She isolates herself in order to avoid the dreaded questions about her tough situation. Harnessing the power of the micro-fundraising site, Indiegogo.com, we launched … Continue reading
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