Sentences with phrase «employment losses»

First, it is typical for commodity prices to «hang on» early into a recession and then dive as employment losses build.

In these still difficult times with the economic downturn and employment losses across the board from manufacturing jobs to education positions, the need for clarity has never been more important.

Although measures to address climate change may result in short - term employment losses in some cases, their negative impact can be reduced through appropriate policies.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 4, 2015 / PRNewswire / — The U.S. economy is continuing to rebound from historic levels of employment losses experienced during the Great Recession.

This specifically means that the intended consequence of the $ 15 minimum wage — to improve the living standards of low - wage workers in the U.S. and their families — can certainly prevail over the unintended consequence that low - wage workers and their families would suffer from widespread employment losses.»

In the April 2012 Update, PBO estimated the potential employment loss associated with the net impact of the policy measures proposed in Budget 2012.

According to the report by Howard Reed of Landman Economics and commissioned by Unison: «It is unlikely that the extension of the living wage to all UK employees would result in any substantial aggregate employment losses.»

Published on the PERI website, the working paper, «A $ 15 U.S. Minimum Wage: How the Fast - Food Industry Could Adjust Without Shedding Jobs,» describes how this increase in wages can be accomplished without generating employment losses within the industry and without these businesses facing a decline in profitability.

Most sectors of the economy will benefit from net job creation: of the 163 economic sectors analysed, only 14 will suffer employment losses of more than 10,000 jobs worldwide.

According to Agriculture and Agri - food Canada, during the 2001 - 2002 drought, the GDP fell by $ 5.8 billion, agricultural production dropped an estimated $ 3.6 billion, and employment losses exceeded 41,000 jobs.

Between 1975 and 1999, overbuilding and major employment loss led to price declines nearly 8.3 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively, of the time.

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) have released a working paper verifying the ability of American fast food restaurants to more than double the minimum wage of their lowest paid workers to $ 15 an hour over a four - year period without causing the widespread employment losses and decline in profits often cited by critics of such increases.

Conversely, it also does not account for any employment losses the policy could cause through automation or offshoring of jobs.

He noted that getting inflation into the «comfort zone» of 1 - 2 % could involve higher interest rates and «considerable output and employment losses.»

«Lost» is an inaccurate term, since the «net» employment loss can be smaller if workers displaced by IP theft find other jobs.

A realignment of home values with incomes does not require a recession or employment losses, but will be accelerated by those factors.

Conversely, it also does not account for any employment losses the policy could cause through automation or offshoring of jobs.

Client had suffered a significant personal loss as well as an employment loss.

If such assistance was made contingent on firms» levels of output or employment after the policy went into effect, it could offset the decline in competitiveness — and, consequently, some of the leakage and employment losses.

Declining labor productivity has caused more Appalachian coal mine closures and employment losses than has low natural gas prices or electricity demand.

Since 1989 I have regularly given expert evidence in the Supreme Court of British Columbia as to past and future business and employment losses, future cost of care, and related contingencies and allowances.

For others, even the threat or worry of an employment loss has caused many to experience an additional level of anguish that we haven't seen in decades.

Contract failures are cancellations caused by declined mortgage applications, failures in loan underwriting from appraised values coming in below the negotiated price, or other problems including home inspections and employment losses.