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Unemployment Insurance in US – How to improve it
Some researchers and policymakers have reasonably worried that generous UI could discourage serious job search and raise workers’ wage demands unrealistically (an instance of what economists call “moral hazard”), thereby slowing the overall labor market recovery. To be clear, most labor economists do not share the worry that unemployment is increased much by UI. But … Continue reading
PISA and TIMSS – How did the u.s. perform ?
Has U.S. school performance been improving over the past two decades? The results of two international tests—the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Assessment (TIMSS)—shed some light on this question. Both were administered in 2015, an event that only occurs every 12 years. Inside the 2017 Brown … Continue reading
Job Report in US, March 2017 – Employment up by (only) 98,000 bu unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest level in almost a decade
The unemployment rate declined to 4.5 percent in March, and total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 98,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services and in mining, while retail trade lost jobs. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage point to 4.5 percent … Continue reading
Leave of Absence in the US – Many, particularly among lower-income workers, aren’t able to take time off
Most Americans say they have taken or are very likely to take family or medical leave at some point (62%), but many, particularly among lower-income workers, aren’t able to take time off from work when these situations arise, according to a new Pew Research Center study. About one-in-six adults (16%) who have been employed in … Continue reading
Wage Gap Across Gender and Race in US – Finding the true numbers
How would someone go about finding the true wage gap numbers across gender and race groups in the US? Step 1: Find a reputable source. Step 2: Read the small print. Step 3: Check the source. Step 4: Find out if the statistics accurately reflect all groups. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole … Continue reading
US – Labor force participation is too low, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says
Labor force participation is too low. Labor force participation in the United States has gone from 66% to 63% between 2008 and today. Some of the reasons for this decline are understandable and aren’t too worrisome – for example, an aging population. But if you examine the data more closely and focus just on labor … Continue reading
Postsecondary Education in US – A higher proportion of students who earned an occupational credential were employed in 2009
Postsecondary students who completed a credential had higher employment rates than noncompleters, and those who earned a degree had higher employment rates than those who earned a certificate. Among students who began their postsecondary education in 2003–04 and were not enrolled 6 years later, 84 percent of those who completed a credential were employed in … Continue reading
Taking Leave to Care for Sick Family Member in US – About one-in-four workers (23%) and an additional one-in-four will
About one-in-four Americans (23%) say there has been a time when they took leave from work to care for a family member with a serious health condition. An additional one-in-four say that if this hasn’t happened to them already, it’s at least somewhat likely that it will in the future. The current debate over paid … Continue reading
IT Skills in US – The 30 most frequently advertised occupations
This paper explored the size and structure of demand for IT skills in 30 most frequently advertised occupations in the US labour market, providing a cross-section of the mainstream labour market demand for such skills across a wide variety of jobs. The study concerns itself with a granular analysis that provides both a detailed structure … Continue reading
Paid Leave in US – Largely supported and employers should cover the costs pools finds
A new study conducted by Pew Research Center finds that Americans largely support paid leave, and most supporters say employers, rather than the federal or state government, should cover the costs. Still, the public is sharply divided over whether the government should require employers to provide this benefit or let employers decide for themselves, and … Continue reading
Temporary Foreign Workers in US – The numbers
Many Americans are aware of the often-cited estimate that approximately 11 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the United States. However, the U.S. government does not have an adequate, reliable estimate for the total number of temporary foreign workers who are authorized to be employed in the U.S. labor market in the main nonimmigrant visa classifications … Continue reading
Minimum Wages in US – Wages for low-wage workers rose faster in states that increased their minimum wage
In 2016, wages for low-wage workers rose faster in states that increased their minimum wage than in states that saw no minimum wage increase. 17 states and the District of Columbia (shaded green on the map) increased their minimum wage through legislation, ballot measures, and indexing last year. The remaining 33 states did not increase … Continue reading
Immigrants and Jobs in US – They do not outnumber in any major industries
Immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born workers to be employed in a number of specific jobs, including sewing machine operators, plasterers, stucco masons and manicurists. But there are no major U.S. industries in which immigrants outnumber the U.S. born, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read … Continue reading
US – Immigrants will play the primary role in the future growth of the working-age population
For most of the past half-century, adults in the U.S. Baby Boom generation – those born after World War II and before 1965 – have been the main driver of the nation’s expanding workforce. But as this large generation heads into retirement, the increase in the potential labor force will slow markedly, and immigrants will … Continue reading
US Immigration – The most frequently sought-after statistics
While the overall immigrant population is at a numerical high, reaching 43.3 million people in 2015, the foreign-born share of the U.S. population (13.5 percent) remains below the 14.8 percent high recorded in 1890. Immigrants represented nearly 17 percent of the total civilian workforce in 2015. Of employed foreign-born workers, the largest share (31 percent) … Continue reading
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