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By WideWorldOfWork.com– America’s over 65 workforce is growing and taking on more shades of pink. The percentage of people over 65 in the U.S. labor force increased from 12.1% in 1990 to 16.1% in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase was greater for women over 65. “As with all age groups, the […]
Continue reading …Small business owners continue to complain of being unable to find enough qualified employees to fill certain jobs. In spite of the slow economy and high unemployment, 53% of U.S. small-business owners in January reported finding it very (23%) or somewhat difficult (30%) to find the qualified employees they need, according to the Wells Fargo/Gallup […]
Continue reading …Infographic: What Employers Want Despite high unemployment, some U.S. employers can’t find enough workers with the right qualifications to fill their jobs. While the U.S. economy is growing slowly, there are industries and areas of the country — such as those at the center of the oil and gas boom — that are expanding rapidly. […]
Continue reading …ILO News– Women in South Asia are far less likely than men to have a job or to be looking for one. While 80% of men in the region are either employed or searching for a job, the number for women is a lot lower: 32%. These low rates are largely due to cultural attitudes […]
Continue reading …A union seeking better conditions for Wal-mart workers worker won a a partial legal victory today, Jan. 31, 2013, as the National Labor Relations Board ruled to dismiss an unfair labor practice complaint filed by against the world’s employer against the union. The case involved picketing and protests at Wal-mart stores. The NRLB agreed to dismiss an unfair labor practice filed […]
Continue reading …It’s been a tough decade for America’s middle class, those middle-income workers who shoulder most of the burden for keeping the economy humming by reliably earning and consuming. These stark assessments are based on findings from an August 2012 Pew Research Center survey that included 1,287 adults who describe themselves as middle class. Similar shares of whites […]
Continue reading …By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN— Some families with costly job-based health care coverage may be ineligible for federal subsidies to help them buy less expensive coverage through new online insurance markets, under final rules released Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2012, by the Internal Revenue Service. The two rules, published by the Treasury Department here and here, uphold earlier proposals outlining what […]
Continue reading …By PHILIPPE EGGER via ILO News— Economic growth in Africa is forecast to continue at a robust rate, slightly above the recent trend of 5% a year. Africa is also urbanizing fast, with an average of close to 40% of the population living in cities. As such, it may seem paradoxical to suggest that agriculture […]
Continue reading …Have degree, driving cab: Nearly half of college grads are overqualified (via The Christian Science Monitor) College grads, Here’s a new data nugget in a high-stakes debate over the state of working America: A new study finds that about half of all workers with a college degree are overqualified for their current jobs. Some 48% […]
Continue reading …Opponents of labor union membership in the United States had a very successful couple of years during 2011 and 2012. Union membership nationwide reached a 76-year record low, during 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Jan. 23, 2013. In 2012, the union membership rate — the percentage of wage and salary workers who […]
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