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US / Job Market Crawling Along
US – The chart of the change in the employment-to-population ratio—the percentage of working age population that is actually working—still reveals no sign of a takeoff Continue reading
US / A lot of new jobs are low-pay or part-time – Business news – Boston.com
The 162,000 jobs the economy added in July were a disappointment. The quality of the jobs was even worse.
A disproportionate number of the added jobs were part-time or low-paying — or both. Continue reading
US / Food Stamps and Disability Explode
US – Food stamps skyrocket as unemployment rates remain flat while disability recipients hit record for 192nd straight month Continue reading
US / Employment increased and the unemployment rate edged down, as previous months gains
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and the unemployment rate, … Continue reading
US / Jobless claims drop to 5-1/2 year low
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week, touching a 5-1/2 year low, suggesting a steadily improving labor market Continue reading
US / A Third Now Say They Are in the Lower Classes
The percentage of Americans who say they are in the lower-middle or lower class has risen from a quarter of the adult population to about a third in the past four years Continue reading
Amazon / Is the hiring spree a good news for the Middle Class ?
Amazon says the median pay for jobs inside its fulfillment centers is “30% higher than that of people who work in traditional retail stores. Amazon is paying above the industry average, it’s not paying its workers a 30% premium. Continue reading
US / Teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work finds Gallup
U.S. teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work, at 35.1% Continue reading
US / Fewer Young Adults Holding Full-Time Jobs in 2013 finds Gallup
Fewer Americans aged 18 to 29 worked full time for an employer in June 2013 (43.6%) than did so in June 2012 (47.0%) Continue reading
General Dynamics / Hiring 1,400 Employees
General Dynamics started the process of employing more than one thousand Bay County residents Continue reading
US / Theater and Arts College Grads land jobs ahead of tech grads
US – Recent graduates with tech degrees face higher unemployment rates after the Great Recession Continue reading
The Long-term Unemployed Face Severe Discrimination
Researchers at the Federal Reserve have found that people who are unemployed more than six months are heavily discriminated against. They sent fake resumes to hundreds of employers in response to job postings. Applicants who had only recently lost a job but had no relevant experience were far more likely to be called than those … Continue reading
US / Faulty records released by the FBI have a devastating impact on workers
“At a time when millions of America’s workers continue to struggle to find work in the aftermath of the Great Recession, many face an additional barrier—faulty records released by the FBI for use in employment and licensing decisions” write Madeline Neighly and Maurice Emsellem in Wanted: Accurate FBI Background Checks for Employment by the National … Continue reading
China / The world’s worst brain drain
China is experiencing “the world’s worst brain drain”. Eighty-seven percent of the mainland’s top specialists in science and engineering who went abroad for work or study have no plans to return Continue reading
US / 4 in 5 adults face near-poverty, no work
Four out of five US adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives Continue reading
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