Sentences with phrase «about jobs and growth»

In other changes, another former NEC chair and former general secretary of the Fabian Society, Baroness Hayter, joins the Cabinet Office team and, with Lord Tunnicliffe, the team covering business, innovation and skills, where Labour said it would focus work on its concerns about jobs and growth in the economy.

But forget about jobs and growth.

Not exact matches

But when it comes to fast - growth entrepreneurship of the exalted and peculiar variety that produces breakthrough entrepreneurs, the U.S. has done a great job of unlocking only about half of our human capital.

Rate of annual job growth: 0.17 % St. Louis citizens enjoy an average commute of just about 11 minutes and pay about 32 % of their income toward getting around town.

The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.

«If growth and prosperity were about job formation the solution would be simple: abolish tractors, cars, ATMs, light bulbs and the internet,» he writes.

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

Cohen is also at the center of a huge debate unfolding right now about raising the minimum wage, and the low pay of service workers in the restaurant industry, where employment has increased 72 percent since 1992, compared to job growth of 22 percent in higher - paying private sector employment over the same time period.

??? EOIs tell job seekers you are serious about your growth but you are playing it smart, which builds respect and trust.

Jyrki Katainen, European Commission vice president for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, speaks about risks to European values.

After a rough September, auto parts and dealers acted as a driving force in job creation, adding 5,150 jobs, or about 20 percent of total franchise growth for the month.

«Since early 2015, wage inflation has risen by about 0.6 % and annual job growth has slowed by about 0.4 %,» Jim Paulsen, Chief Investment Strategist & Economist at Wells Capital Management points out in an email.

According to a report from Harvard and Princeton economists, nearly all of that job growth — about 94 percent — is the result of alternative careers, freelancing, Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) businesses and the «gig economy.»

Since July 2009, he found that Canadians aged 60 and over have accounted for about one - third of all net job gains, including sizable growth in the retail sector.

«The global economy continues to do well, and we remain optimistic about the positive impact of tax reform in the U.S. as business sentiment remains upbeat, and consumers benefit from job and wage growth,» Dimon said.

Twenty - three years later, scholars and policy makers often disagree about the impact that NAFTA has had on economic growth and job generation in the U.S..

When asked about possible benefits from the Enbridge Northern Gateway, three - in - four British Columbians (77 %) say it will create new jobs, and two thirds believe it will support economic growth (68 %) and create new capital investment (also 68 %).

In this world, it is difficult to make precise predictions about where the jobs and growth in our economy are going to come from in the future.

Neil Irwin's WaPo piece this AM provides a useful review of the different ways economists and politicians are thinking about the short - term impact of spending cuts on growth and jobs.

It also provides insight into Americans» views about job prospects and earnings growth and their expectations about future spending and access to credit.

In their April budget the Conservatives allocated only about $ 9 billion for jobs and growth over the next five years.

The stock's volatility in the last several months has raised a number of questions about Apple's growth prospects and even whether its chief executive, Tim Cook, should stay on the job.

The S&P 500 rebounded 0.5 percent from a two - day selloff yesterday as optimism over corporate earnings and jobs growth outweighed Federal Reserve concern that investors may be growing complacent about risk.

... China has targets of GDP growth around 7.5 percent and a consumer price index (CPI) increase of about 3.5 percent in 2014, with 10 million more urban jobs to keep the urban unemployment rate at a maximum of 4.6 percent.

The job market is particularly solid, and real US GDP growth continues to wiggle about its long - term 2 % trend.

According to Reuters «ideas about binding commitments to extend the Toronto debt reduction goals at a summit hosted by Canada in 2010, sought by Germany first and foremost, have been abandoned» Mr. Harper and Mr. Flaherty would appear to be still living in the Toronto Summit, while the rest of the G - 20, except perhaps Germany, has moved on to confront more pressing issues, including the growing risks of global instability and the need to strengthen growth and job creation.

He certainly hasn't been in Parliament answering questions about the economy and how the government intends to act to strengthen economic growth and job creation.

«The global economy continues to do well, and we remain optimistic about the positive impact of tax reform in the U.S. as business sentiment remains upbeat, and consumers benefit from job and wage growth,» Dimon said in the bank's earnings release.

Applicants get a sense of the culture before they arrive: A job posting for a director of financial planning and analysis includes a bit about using performance data to spur growth while wearing jeans and eating tacos.

About Draper Associates Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a premier early - stage venture capital firm that encourages entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness, to transform industries with new technologies, and to build platforms for extraordinary growth, jobs, and wealth creation.

While healthcare remains an issue closely tied to job creation and growth, surprisingly only 14 % HR Professionals reported that millennials inquire about healthcare benefits during the interview process.

Fed Governor Jerome Powell said today the chances are about 50 - 50 that the U.S. economy will improve enough for the central bank to raise interest rates in September, as the job market strengthens and signs of wage growth emerge.

«We know full well that Mr. Trump wants to talk trade and always talks about economic growth and job creation,» Mr. Trudeau told reporters.

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A new study by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace are home to rapid job and population growth — but some local officials and activists say too little is known about what kinds of jobs are being created in the area, and who is benefiting.

But the freshman lawmaker frames the issue as both about states» rights, and creating jobs: «This step allows states to determine appropriate medicinal use and allows for industrial hemp growth, something that will provide a major economic boost to agricultural development in Southside Virginia,» he said in a statement.

After years of rapid growth, the brand reported its second straight quarterly loss in August and said it was cutting about 280 jobs — 2 percent of its global workforce — as part of a restructuring to adapt to changes in the market.

A version of this article appears in print on July 27, 2011, on Page B1 of the New York edition with the headline: On All Levels of the Economy, Concern About the Impasse: Losing Top Rating Could Cost Growth And Job Creation.

The Committee was optimistic about economic growth, consumer confidence and job creation.

Homebuyers continue to fork over more dollars to buy properties while we sit with stagnant wage growth, stagnant economic growth and low - wage jobs being about all that's created.

In addition, a growing number of commentators, including senior representatives of some institutional investors, have expressed concern about the impact of hedge fund activism, and associated increased debt and cuts in capital spending, on long - term corporate health, innovation, job creation and GDP growth.»

Here for America is an initiative of the Association of Global Automakers to increase public education about the importance of international automakers to American job creation, economic growth, technological innovation and strong communities.

«Each period, whether a day, a month, a year or longer, represents an infinite number of possible learning opportunities, revealing more and more about correlations, hedging, law, regulation, culture, sizing positions, trading versus holding, activism, bankruptcy law and practice, government action and political impacts on investing, organizational realities and growth, as well as the kind of personal characteristics that are required to do this job well.»

Job growth has been solid for much of 2014, yet the stock market has been hammered over the past week over concerns about Europe's financial footing, the slowdown in China's economy and Ebola outbreaks across three continents.

And over the past 12 months, we've seen average monthly job growth at 168,000, which is about what you'd expect given that kind of GDP growth.

When that well - known brown stuff hits the fan (and rest assured, that's what it is when the oil - producing province that's accounted for 35 % of your job growth in the past year has to deal with a > 50 % drop in WTI), the Bank of Canada could care less about household imbalances.

He is interest in GDP growth and unemployment rate, which is what he should be worrying about because that is his job!!

«Customers are concerned about money because jobs have left the state and because of the lack of growth and the downturn in the market.

: I don't know Food Trends and Technologies: Naturally perceived treatment of spices Irradiation Steam processing Cold Pasteurization The biggest challenge the food industry has to face: being clean and balanced, but make sense Communication Who inspired to get into food: Alton Brown Good Eats A A Milne: Winnie the Pooh Favorite Quote: You are brave than you believe, stronger than you see, smarter than you think Tao of Pooh Favorite Book: Harry Potter Favorite Kitchen Item: Kitchen Aid Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Advice to get into the food industry: Don't be afraid to have a bad interview, if you can show growth, you can still get the job Any Advice: Don't worry about grades too much.

HARPURSVILLE (WBNG)-- Broome County Executive Jason Garnar (D) talked about job growth, the drug treatment facility, and his plans to help schools stay safe in his second State of the County Address.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar (D) talked about job growth, the drug treatment facility, and his plans to help schools stay safe in his second State of the County Address.