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US Higher Ed in an Alarming State
Only a bit more than half of all US students enrolled in four-year colleges and universities complete their degrees within six years Continue reading
US / Good start for the summer job market for teens
US – Employers hired just under a million workers aged 16 to 19 in May and June, according to Labor Department data Continue reading
US Mining / Drummond to lay off 425 mine workers
(Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor) – Up to 425 miners for the Drummond Co. in US , Jefferson and Walker counties will be laid off starting Sept. 9, according to media reports. The reports cite a notification that the Birmingham company is required to file with the state. Drummond said in a letter sent Monday to … Continue reading
US / ‘Job-Full’ Recovery begins ?
Today, Capital Economics’ Paul Dales declares that era over. We have officially entered the “job-full recovery” era Continue reading
US / Temp agency is second-largest employer
America’s second-largest employer is Kelly Services, a temp agency Continue reading
US / 21 percent of young veterans are jobless
“The nation’s youngest veterans, ages 20-24, are experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates at 21 percent,” a research says Continue reading
Europe vs US / On vacations, dead last
the United States ranks dead last among advanced countries in one category: vacations Continue reading
US Technology Workers / Mainly young and male
US – It’s well known that technology is a young man’s game. Still, it is surprising to see just how young Continue reading
US / Building trades need training programs, not more immigrants writes William P. Hite
To meet future demand, we need to strengthen our training programs that prepare American workers for the jobs of tomorrow writes William P. Hite Continue reading
US / Employment increased by 195,000 in June as unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent Continue reading
US Veterans / Bank of America Hiring Vets for IT
Job recruiters at Bank of America Corp. plan to double the number of military veteran-related events they attend this year. (Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor) Josh Renick, the bank’s staffing manager for enterprise military recruiting, tells CIO Journal “it was technology executives who drove that initial push” to hire vets for IT positions. Like at many … Continue reading
US / Jobless claims moderate downward trend continues
In the week ending June 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 343,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 348,000. Continue reading
Reshoring in the US / 5 Companies Bringing Jobs Back
A look at five reshoring leaders so far this year Continue reading
Apprenticeship in the US / Work and learn at the same time
Many people work and learn at the same time In the US. But in addition to getting a paycheck, apprentices like Schmitt are also getting a career boost: their on-the-job experience and technical instruction are part of a formal program to help them master an occupation Continue reading
US / Mismatch increased during the Great Recession finds FRBSL
Mismatch increased during the Great Recession. Mismatch can account for at most 2.72 percentage points of the 5.30-percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate from the beginning of the recession to the unemployment rate peak. Continue reading
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