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US Jobs Stats / No ‘systematic manipulation’ says Census: Systematic?
There is no sign U.S. jobs statistics have been compromised by broad-based employee fabrication of data, according to the Census Bureau. Continue reading
MBA / US vs Europe on jobs and pay
It’s a good time to be an MBA from an American business school. Some 95 percent of the Class of 2013 is working full-time, according to the latest data from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The situation isn’t as good across the Atlantic. Europe’s lagging economy means the job market is tighter: Eighty-two percent … Continue reading
US / Labor Board Says Wal-Mart “unlawfully threatened, disciplined, and/or terminated employees”
As unhappy Wal-Mart (WMT) workers were getting ready to stage protests on the Friday that followed Thanksgiving in 2012, the world’s biggest retailer was threatening employees with reprisal on national TV and elsewhere. That was illegal, according to a Nov. 18 statement by the National Labor Relations Board. The decision comes two weeks before this year’s Black … Continue reading
US / STEM jobs are the fastest-growing
A survey by job-matching service TheLadders.com revealed that the fastest-growing jobs are in the tech sector, replacing those in middle management as the positions employers are trying to fill most. Of the fastest growing job titles over the last five years, seven of the top 10 are technology positions that necessitate specific technical skills for … Continue reading
Tech firms in US / Hiring more women than men
Over the last 12 months, the tech industry added 60,000 jobs, and 36,000 — or 60% — of those positions went to women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Usually, men make up 70% to 80% of the new hires, but according to the BLS, the tide seems to have turned in the last … Continue reading
Mortgage Jobs in US / Over 15,000 Lost in Third Quarter
It was the worst quarter since before the financial crisis for mortgage employment, which declined by more than 15,000 jobs. Even bigger losses are ahead. Continue reading
Social Mobility in US / Skills Matter
The U.S. is not a meritocracy. This is not to say that skills don’t matter. Continue reading
Outsourcing at US airport / 26 percent in 2011 says a report
According to the study, this trend poses problems for workers, the communities surrounding airports and the flying public Continue reading
UI Extension in the US / 1.3 million people to lose access to an emergency program
Unless Congress acts, during the last week of December an estimated 1.3 million people will lose access to an emergency program providing them with additional weeks of jobless benefits. A further 850,000 will be denied benefits in the first quarter of 2014 Continue reading
Apprenticeships in US / Can lead to good jobs
Instead of racking up debt while going to college, apprentices start earning money within their first year in the classroom Continue reading
US / Efforts to boost hiring an “imperative” says Yellen at a hearing
Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen on Thursday robustly defended the Federal Reserve’s bold steps to spur economic growth, calling efforts to boost hiring an “imperative” at a hearing into her nomination to become the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank Continue reading
US / Top 100 Military Friendly Employers
This list ranks the best Military Friendly Employers in order from 1 to 100 Continue reading
US / Jobless claims fall, but datat for the prior week were revised upward
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 5,000 more applications received than previously reported Continue reading
Young in US / Mobility hits 50-year low
U.S. mobility for young adults has fallen to the lowest level in more than 50 years as cash-strapped 20-somethings shun home-buying and refrain from major moves in a weak job market Continue reading
US Aerospace Industry / The silver tsunami (the aging of population) will hit
The so-called silver tsunami — the aging of the country’s population — will hit the aerospace industry especially hard. It received an influx of workers in the Apollo era, when the country’s space program was shooting for the moon and generating buzz. Cuts to that program in the mid- to late-1970s and 1980s, plus the … Continue reading
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