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The jobs data underscores the divide between college graduates and those without degrees.
As the economy registered disappointing job growth in September, the divide between those with and without a college education was again stark. Employment for holders of a bachelor’s degree rose by 169,000, and the unemployment rate for that group fell to 2.5 percent from 2.8 percent in August. By contrast, among those with a […]
September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From August
08/10/2021 Comments Off on September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From August
Economic data on Friday is expected to show that job growth picked up in September but remained suppressed by the latest coronavirus wave, which led Americans to avoid restaurants and travel and made some reluctant to rejoin the work force. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect the report, released by the Labor Department, to show that […]
Continue reading …A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a Boom
07/10/2021 Comments Off on A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a BoomSeniors and graduates are again in demand as companies revive recruiting, underscoring the economic premium that comes with a diploma. Trevaughn Wright-Reynolds, a senior at Colby College in Maine, expected a lengthy job search when he returned to campus in August. “I wasn’t sure how much interest I was going to get,” he said. “I […]
Continue reading …June 2021 Jobs Report: Delta Variant Could Complicate Reopening Plans
06/08/2021 Comments Off on June 2021 Jobs Report: Delta Variant Could Complicate Reopening PlansA consensus of economists puts the expected gain at more than 800,000, although estimates vary widely.
Continue reading …Will cutting off federal unemployment benefits shake up the job market?
05/08/2021 Comments Off on Will cutting off federal unemployment benefits shake up the job market?Economists will dig through Friday’s labor data for signs that people went back to work as they lost emergency pandemic aid in some states.
Continue reading …As hybrid offices become the norm, remote workers risk being forgotten by management.
Continue reading …Remote Workers May Face Challenges in the Hybrid Office
04/08/2021 Comments Off on Remote Workers May Face Challenges in the Hybrid OfficeThe benefits of working from anywhere can also come with bias against those who aren’t seen around the hallways.
Continue reading …Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell
29/07/2021 Comments Off on Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can TellApplications seemingly from Black candidates got fewer replies than those evidently from white candidates. The method could point to specific companies.
Continue reading …Return to Office Hits a Snag: Young Resisters
26/07/2021 Comments Off on Return to Office Hits a Snag: Young ResistersA generation gap has emerged between them and colleagues who value the workplace over the advantages of remote work. Bridging it may require flexibility.
Continue reading …Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok?
19/07/2021 Comments Off on Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok?Feeling limited by LinkedIn, some Gen Z-ers are now applying for jobs using TikTok résumés. Employers are paying attention.
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill