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Nation’s Over 65 Workforce Grows Driven By More Working Senior Women

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Nation’s Over 65 Workforce Grows Driven By More Working Senior Women

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 […]

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U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals

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U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals

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 […]

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Infographic: What Employers Want

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Infographic: What Employers Want

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. […]

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India: Why Is Women’s Labor Force Participation Dropping?

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India: Why Is Women’s Labor Force Participation Dropping?

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 […]

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NRLB Sets Terms To Dismisses Wal-mart Picketing Complaint Against Union

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NRLB Sets Terms To Dismisses Wal-mart Picketing Complaint Against Union

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 […]

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Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class

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Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class

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 […]

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New Rule: Some Families Ineligible For Health Care Insurance Subsidies

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New Rule: Some Families Ineligible For Health Care Insurance Subsidies

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 […]

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Employment In Africa: Think Agriculture!

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Employment In Africa: Think Agriculture!

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 […]

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Nearly Half Of College Grads Are Overqualified For Jobs

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Nearly Half Of College Grads Are Overqualified For Jobs

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% […]

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Union Membership in the U.S. Takes Another Big Hit In 2012, At 76-Year Low

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Union Membership in the U.S. Takes Another Big Hit In 2012, At 76-Year Low

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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