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US Academic Job Market in Humanities – The number of positions advertised at least 30% lower
In an effort to place the job advertisements in the broader context of the humanities field, staff members at the Humanities Indicators gathered up the numbers reported by the larger societies back to 2001. The following chart summarizes data reported by the largest disciplinary societies in the humanities and highlights a pattern of decline among … Continue reading
Unemployment Insurance in US – The proportion of jobless workers receiving benefits fell to a record low of 23.1 percent in December 2014
The Great Recession and its aftermath created severe challenges for unemployment insurance (UI) programs in the United States and for jobless workers relying upon them. In this briefing paper, we show that state UI programs are failing their critical goals of income replacement and supporting economic growth. The proportion of jobless workers receiving benefits from … Continue reading
Workers’ Compensation in US – Since 2003, legislators in 33 states have passed laws that reduce benefits or make it more difficult to qualify
Over the past decade, state after state has been dismantling America’s workers’ comp system with disastrous consequences for many of the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer serious injuries at work each year, a ProPublica and NPR investigation has found. The cutbacks have been so drastic in some places that they virtually guarantee injured … Continue reading
US – Career planning for high schoolers
This article helps high school students plan for careers. The first section talks about exploring your interests. The second section highlights the importance of internships, jobs, and other opportunities for getting experience. The third section describes some education or training options, both in high school and afterward. The fourth section offers some thoughts on pursuing … Continue reading
US – The unemployment rate with the labor force droputs
So what does the unemployment rate picture look like if you take into account all of the labor force droputs since the end of the recession in June of 2009? Not pretty. If you take those labor force dropouts into account, the U.S. does not have an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent. Instead, it has … Continue reading
US February’s Jobs Report in Charts
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at February’s Jobs Report in 10 Charts – Real Time Economics – WSJ. Related Post US Job Report for February 2015 – Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 295,000 POSTED BY MICHEL COURNOYER ⋅ MARCH 6, 2015 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 295,000 in February, and the … Continue reading
CIA Workforce – Unclassified Version of March 6, 2015 Message of CIA Director John Brennan
Overall Plan and Initial Steps Theme One: Invest in our people by enhancing our talent and leadership development. We must make it easier for our officers to acquire new skills, to strengthen their leadership abilities, and to deepen their distinctive tradecrafts while also broadening their understanding of CIA, the intelligence profession, and the national security … Continue reading
US Job Report for February 2015 – Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 295,000
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 295,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in food services and drinking places, professional and business services, construction, health care, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in mining was down over the month. … Continue reading
Online Education in US, 2014 – The growth in the number of distance education students is the lowest recorded over the 13 years
Grade Level:Tracking Online Education in the United States is the twelfth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. The 2014 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group and co-sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Pearson and Tyton Partners, reveals the number of higher education students taking … Continue reading
FRB March 4, 2015 Beige Book on Employment, Wages, and Prices
Employment, Wages, and Prices Employment levels remained stable or continued to grow in most Districts and across a variety of sectors. Contacts in several Districts noted strong labor demand and challenges filling a variety of skilled positions. Firms in the Philadelphia District reported positive employment trends in a broad range of sectors, with the majority … Continue reading
US – A shortage of between 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025
The nation will face a shortage of between 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025, according to a report released today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). The study, which is the first comprehensive national analysis that takes into account both demographics and recent changes to care delivery and payment methods, projects shortages in both primary … Continue reading
Volunteers in US – 25.3 percent did it at least once between September 2013 and September 2014
The volunteer rate was little changed at 25.3 percent for the year ending in September 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. About 62.8 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2013 and September 2014. The volunteer rate in 2013 was 25.4 percent. These data on volunteering … Continue reading
IT Job Market in US – The best growth since 2000
More than 130,000 new IT jobs were created in the last 12 months. A Janco analysis based on a review of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found 131,800 new information technology jobs were created in the past year. Janco found a net increase of 62,600 IT jobs in the past three months … Continue reading
US – Nine years after the bust began, construction employment has made up only about a third of its losses
The labor market for construction workers suffered a massive shock in the wake of the housing bust, as demand for new homes dried up and firms rapidly shed workers. Employment in the construction sector fell nearly 25 percent from more than 11-1/2 million in 2006 to about 9 million in 2010. Even though the construction … Continue reading
US – Wages growth is breaking out at restaurants and bars
Wage growth is breaking out in an unexpected corner of the U.S. economy: the nation’s restaurants and bars. Food-service employment has surged since the recession ended nearly six years ago, growing twice as fast as overall payrolls. But those gains had largely failed to translate into better wages in the sector, until recently. Restaurant wages … Continue reading
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