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US / The nonprofit sector employs nearly 18 times more workers than the nation’s utilities industry
A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE The data reported here confirm the enormous scale of the nonprofit workforce. U.S. nonprofit establishments employed nearly 10.7 million paid workers in 2010. This accounts for 10.1 percent of our nation’s total private employment and makes the U.S. nonprofit workforce the third largest among U.S. industries, behind only retail trade and … Continue reading
US / The End of the ‘Layoff’ as we knew it
The word layoff became a key part of the national economic vocabulary in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as factories shut down and workers were essentially told not to come in. It’s still used frequently in the business press, but now when you read “layoff” it’s most frequently a euphemism for workforce-cut. When Blackberry … Continue reading
US / The long-term unemployment crisis in one chart
Short-term unemployment is actually lower than it was in 2007. Indeed, the percentage of the labor force that had been unemployed for five weeks or less didn’t grow all that much during the economic meltdown. Continue reading
American Airlines / To hire 1,500 pilots
American Airlines says it will hire 1,500 pilots over the next five years. Continue reading
US / Social mobility and the growing education gap
Poverty blocks children from high-quality educational opportunities while privilege insures better schools, advanced degrees, and access to jobs linked to the networking of privilege Continue reading
EU-US Trade deal / 160,000 jobs would be created in Germany says a report
A free trade agreement between the USA and European Union could create 160,000 jobs in Germany, a report claimed on Friday. Talks about a deal are set for Monday. Continue reading
US / Workers make less now than before the recession
American workers are making less than they did in 2007, before the financial crisis, according to new data from PayScale Continue reading
US / Jobless claims rose 1,000 – a good sign but…
However, employers have been more reticent about adding new workers to payrolls, and many economists doubt whether the claims data still provides a clear signal on the pace of hiring Continue reading
US / ADP Report shows that the job market appears to have softened in recent months.
“The job market appears to have softened in recent months. Fiscal austerity has begun to take a toll on job creation,” the report said. Continue reading
US / Adjusting to the ‘New Normal’ of Long-term High Unemployment
The problem now is that more than half the unemployed have been jobless for six months or longer Continue reading
US Government Shutdown / 80% Of Federal Employees Still at Work
They call it a “government shutdown.” But of about 4.1 million people who work for the federal government, about 80% will still be expected to show up for work. We still dont have an exact number of federal employees who wont be working in a shutdown, but most press reports have been pegging the number … Continue reading
US / Population Growth Does Not Equal Economic Growth writes Richard Florida
There is little, if any connection, between population growth and economic growth Continue reading
US / Stats on Workplace Learning
Although formal training accounts for only a small percentage of learning, unless noted specifically, the stats here relate to formal training, meaning that managed by a training department, usually through classes or online education (elearning) program Continue reading
US / economy, both salaries and the job market are improving for chemists
Reflecting the modest recovery in the U.S. economy, both salaries and the job market are improving for chemists, according to the latest figures compiled by the American Chemical Society. Continue reading
Jobless Claims in US / Past month average drops to lowest level since June 2007
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 to 305,000 in the week ended Sept. 21, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected claims to jump to 327,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. A government official said Labor has been told by California that the state eliminated a … Continue reading
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