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Poverty in US – The Psychological Effects (Infographic)
For the more than 40 million Americans in poverty, everyday life is a struggle — buying food, going to school, getting a job. And for a great many of them, what most people think of as simple tasks are also difficult. Let’s explore the picture of poverty in the U.S. and the psychological … Continue reading
Not all industries recovered equally in US – Interactive Charts
Five years since the end of the Great Recession, the economy has finally regained the nine million jobs it lost. But not all industries recovered equally. Each line below shows how the number of jobs has changed for a particular industry over the past 10 years. Scroll down to see how the recession reshaped the … Continue reading
African Americans high unemployment rate – They don’t give up
The so-called recovery of the US economy has not been equally kind to everyone. Even as the unemployment rate has remained steady at 6.3% last month, the unemployment rate for African Americans, coming in at 11.5%, is currently more than twice as high as that for white Americans. Last month, the difference was even larger … Continue reading
Foreign-born Workers in US – Unemployment rate at 6.9 percent in 2013, down from 8.1 percent
The unemployment rate for the foreign born in the United States was 6.9 percent in 2013, down from 8.1 percent in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reportedtoday. The jobless rate for the native born fell to 7.5 percent in 2013, also downfrom 8.1 percent in the prior year. Data on nativity are collected … Continue reading
Polarization in US – The declining prominence of middle-skill jobs
The number of people performing low-skill, low-pay, manual labor tasks has grown along with the number undertaking high-skill, high-pay, nonroutine, principally problem-solving jobs. Employment in the United States is becoming increasingly polar- ized, growing ever more con- centrated in the highest- and lowest-paying occupations and creating growing income inequality. The causes and consequences of this … Continue reading
Immigrants in US – Those who came more than 30 years ago were the most likely to speak only English at home Census finds
Those who came to live in the United States more than 30 years ago were the most likely to speak only English at home. The foreign born who have lived in the United States for longer periods were much more likely to speak only English at home than recent entrants to the country (Figure 7). … Continue reading
Hiring in US – Fastest pace in almost 6 years
U.S. employers recently hiked their hiring to the fastest monthly pace in almost six years, a healthy sign for the U.S. labor market, according to government data released Tuesday morning. There were 4.71 million hires in April — the most since June 2008 – and up 6% from a year earlier and, according to the … Continue reading
Unemployed in US – Risk of depression is nearly twice as high
Unemployment takes a significant toll on the mental health of workers, especially those who have been out of their jobs for at least 27 weeks — what the Bureau of Labor Statistics considers the “long-term unemployed. ”The longer a person has been out of work, the greater the chances that he or she will develop … Continue reading
Minimum Wage Earners in US – Who are they ?
All the statistics here apply to those who would be affected by the proposed increase to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. The analysis also includes a number of workers making slightly above $10.10, who, history suggests, would receive a raise if the minimum wage were increased. Minimum-wage workers are older than … Continue reading
US – The Skills Gap
We could think of the US labor markets as consisting of two distinct pools of workers: skilled and unskilled. And while the unskilled workers are leaving the labor force, the skilled labor market is starting to tighten. Thats part of the reason for the persistent mismatch between job openings and the unemployment/marginal employment rate – … Continue reading
Skills Gap in US Manufacturing – 75 percent of manufacturers surveyed report a moderate to severe shortage of skilled resources
A new Accenture manufacturing and skills study, completed in collaboration with The Manufacturing Institute, looks at the skills shortage in the US manufacturing industry and what actions manufacturing companies can take to address this impediment to growth. Our study includes survey responses from more than 300 executives from a diverse range of US manufacturing companies. … Continue reading
Fathers in US – 2 million stay-at-home in 2012
The number of fathers who do not work outside the home has risen markedly in recent years, up to 2 million in 2012. High unemployment rates around the time of the Great Recession contributed to the recent increases, but the biggest contributor to long-term growth in these “stay-at-home fathers” is the rising number of fathers … Continue reading
US – The Job Gap is still near 7.0 million
Furthermore, it is an utterly meaningless benchmark economically. Because the working-age population and with it, the potential labor force is growing all the time, we should have added millions of jobs over the last six-plus years just to hold steady. That means that when we get back to the prerecession employment level, there will still be a … Continue reading
US Job Market / Employment at All Time High – 2014 will be the best year since 1999
It is possible that 2014 will be the best year since 1999 for both total nonfarm and private sector employment. Also employment has reached another milestone: total employment is now 98,000 above the previous peak, and and at a new all time high in May. Of course the labor force has continued to increase over … Continue reading
May US Job Report – Employment rose by 217,000, returning employment to its pre-recession level, and UR unchanged
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation and warehousing. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate held at … Continue reading
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