Sentences with phrase «half of all job growth»

The rate of job growth and innovation would measurably increase.

Austin had the second - highest rate of job growth among the 40 largest metro areas, with non-farm payroll employment increasing 3.7 % between February 2017 and February 2018.

Given the fact that they make up 99 percent of this country's employers and the majority of all job growth over the last 50 years, it would be shame if they kept their opinions concealed when it comes supporting the candidates that support small business.

The more festive mood shouldn't come as a huge surprise, especially after several stellar months of job growth and some fresh all - time highs for the stock market.

And overall, it was the strongest year of job growth since 1999.

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.»

At the same time, most economists don't think the pace of job growth is enough to cause the Federal Reserve to speed up its timetable for raising interest rates.

Research shows that the number - one thing job seekers look for in a position is growth opportunity and that 80 percent of all job growth occurs informally, such as in conversations with managers.

CEPR's Blue Collar Jobs Tracker lets you take a closer look at the path of job growth in four major blue - collar industries: manufacturing, mining, construction, and logging.

Indeed, tax incentives tend to flow overwhelmingly to big, established companies, rather than to the local start - ups that research has shown are a more significant source of job growth.

This conference will focus on the relatively overlooked second issue by engaging key Canadian and U.S. economists to explore the reasons for the lack of job growth in the United States, to contrast the U.S. experience with that of Canada, and to offer potential lessons from these experiences.

The first, which received wide media attention, centered on the lack of job growth in the current U.S. recovery.

We would like to see the improvement in business investment consolidate and a continuation of job growth at a rate at least sufficient to absorb the increase in Australia's workforce.

-- The pace of job growth over the past 3, 6, and 12 months is around 190,000 - 200,000, a strong trend that should put downward pressure on the jobless rate.

What we find here is that the 10 - month change in our economic activity composite is significantly, though imperfectly, related to employment growth over the following two months, above or below the average level of job growth over the preceding 10 months.

Critics of the Modi government have often used lack of job growth as one of the factors to criticise the...

Consumer confidence is so high from 75 months of jobs growth, there's a shortage of resale homes to buy.

«It's very disturbing that Premier Clark's marching orders to her jobs minister made no mention of a job growth strategy,» said Shane Simpson, New Democrat spokesperson for economic development, jobs, labour, and skills.

Since employment started expanding, they have accounted for 58 percent of all job growth.

Wages: Data has painted a picture of a healthy labour market, as of late, with the rate of job growth plodding along nicely.

The net result could well be lower levels of hiring in strong areas of jobs growth, such as the leisure and hospitality sectors.

In addition, Atlanta is home to vital regional headquarters for many large corporations (Coca - Cola, Delta, Home Depot, UPS, CNN, and Bellsouth, to name just a few) and boasts one of the highest rates of job growth in the country.

Last month, they came in at 221,000, 208,000 and 245,000, respectively, all stronger than the 200,000 average level of jobs growth that has been typical of past periods of economic expansion.

The New York Times — As Bad as It May Be in the U.S., It's Worse in Europe THE pace of job growth fell sharply in the United States this spring, according to the Labor Department, and consumer spending weakened.

The central bank also downplayed recent global financial market turmoil and said the U.S. labor market was still healing despite a slower pace of job growth.

And at the present rate of job growth, it could take more than five years for unemployment to decline to a level at which gains for the overall economy will boost wages for the typical American worker rather than flow largely to corporate profits.

News media are characterizing the debate over whether or not to increase rates, as «Should we be more concerned about the pace of job growth or the threat of inflation?»

In the July employment report, released earlier this month, the 3 - month, 6 - month, and 12 - month moving average payroll gains all came in considerably stronger than the 200,000 average level of jobs growth that has been typical of past periods of economic expansion, according to Bloomberg data.

What is clear is that very few of these individuals are being lured back to work despite the stellar pace of job growth.

Riverside is one of them, having posted a 3.5 % rate of job growth during the same 12 - month period.

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.

The ones that have lead to 31 straight months of job growth?

It's the best stretch of job growth since 2000 for the U.S, and although there are still some challenges (wage growth continues to be a struggle), analysts are feeling more optimistic than they have in quite some time.

«This doesn't even take into account any of the job growth under other companies Bain Capital invested in during Mitt Romney's tenure.

The capex program — unveiled by outgoing Coles managing director Ian McLeod in Canberra on Wednesday — represents an acceleration of Coles's expansion plans and confirms the role of the retail sector as a significant source of jobs growth.

But Labor at all levels will be blaming the lack of jobs growth on the Coalition's «hardline» policies, arguing that greater financial subsidies to various companies are vital to stop a rise in unemployment.

They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,» says Inc. magazine editor, Eric Schurenberg.

Just saw on Faux News that job growth for this year fell well below the rate of job growth over each of the previous six years.

«Hiring in sectors like retail and hospitality fueled a lot of the job growth, which allowed a lot of low or moderately skilled people to gain employment,» Shearer said.

Clinton has blamed George W. Bush and his administration's handling of the economy for the lack of job growth.

Much of the job growth has been driven by the New York City region as areas of upstate have seen their populations decline.

Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins finalized an agreement this weekend with KeyBank that secures a lot of job growth in our area over the next few years.

«It's the reason Rochester and Monroe County are leading the state in private sector job growth, doubling the rate of expansion in New York City and Buffalo, and accounting for half of all job growth in upstate New York.»

We believe the public - sector workers we represent, the governor's own workforce, should have the same expectation of job growth and stability as those workers in the private sector.

Pokalsky and Durant countered Cuomo's recent announcements of job growth at subsidized facilities affiliated with SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

In addition, the rate of job growth in 2016 was slightly slower than the year before.

The report said much of the job growth came in downtown Brooklyn, where 17 percent of the borough's jobs are located.

The legislation will be accompanied by the release of a report showing that employee - owned businesses have had a stronger record of job growth in recent years.

Between 2002 and 2010, life sciences accounted for one - third of the job growth in Maryland, according to the Maryland Biotechnology Center, a state - run organization.

The healthcare and social assistance sector will add 5 million jobs from 2012 to 2022, accounting for nearly one - third of all job growth, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects.