Sentences with phrase «high labor jobs»

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The labor market is tighter than it has been in decades, with unemployment near an all - time low at 4.1 % and unfilled job openings near an all - time high at about 6 million.

The number of job openings in the U.S. hit a seven - year high in April, reflecting a labor market drawing strength from the nation's economic recovery.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

He pointed to success stories such as Cookbiz, a company founded in 2007 that developed a job - search platform aimed at alleviating high turnover and labor shortages in the food industry.

According to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, these are the 25 highest - paying jobs that you don't need a four - year degree to pursue.

Last year, 2014, ended with five million job openings ---- the highest number since 2001, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

«This may simply be a coincidence, but more likely higher labor costs are impacting the pace of job creation.»

The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that there were 700,000 vacant positions across the combined restaurant and accommodations sector in May, for a job - opening rate of 5.1 %, the highest since 2001.

The ratio of construction job openings to hiring, as measured by the Department of Labor, is at its highest level since 2007.

Job growth continues to produce high numbers and the labor force participation rate has improved as jobs are more plentiful.

U.S. job openings rose to a 14 - year high of 5.1 million in February and beat estimates, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

Maryland added more than 14,000 jobs in August, the second - highest monthly gain in seven years, as the unemployment rate dipped to a pre-recession level of 3.9 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.

Tokyo's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported Tuesday that job availability rose to 43 - year highs in July as unemployment held steady.

«However, those that are created are for higher - wage workers among the lower - skilled workers, and perhaps — given that result emerges for women — among jobs less likely to involve manual or physically demanding labor.»

Unemployment, Marginal Attachment and Labor Force Participation in Canada and the United States Stephen Jones, McMaster University Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia Jones and Riddell build on two previous papers: one by David Card and Riddell (originally published in Small Differences that Matter) that studies the reasons for higher rates of unemployment in Canada than the U.S. in the 1980s, the other by Jones and Riddell which uses data from the U.S. Labor Force Survey to study the differences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the labor fLabor Force Participation in Canada and the United States Stephen Jones, McMaster University Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia Jones and Riddell build on two previous papers: one by David Card and Riddell (originally published in Small Differences that Matter) that studies the reasons for higher rates of unemployment in Canada than the U.S. in the 1980s, the other by Jones and Riddell which uses data from the U.S. Labor Force Survey to study the differences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the labor fLabor Force Survey to study the differences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the labor flabor force.

The most recent Job Openings and Labor Turnover report3 reported 4.8 million job openings in August — the highest level of U.S. job openings since January 200Job Openings and Labor Turnover report3 reported 4.8 million job openings in August — the highest level of U.S. job openings since January 200job openings in August — the highest level of U.S. job openings since January 200job openings since January 20014.

As an occupation, massage therapy is in high demand: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 26 % growth in massage therapy jobs between 2016 and 2026, a much higher rate than average.

Higher labor costs also translate into fewer job opportunities for the unemployed.

At the same time, the number of job openings nationwide is approaching 6 million — the highest number recorded since the statistic started being tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2000.

The number of job openings in the U.S. has touched another record high while the number of Americans readily available to fill those roles trends lower, according to Labor Department data released Friday.

In the Richmond district, there were «numerous reports of strong labor demand,» though the report also said few businesses offered permanent jobs to seasonal workers and there was high turnover among low - skill workers.

In November, 19.4 percent of all men in their prime working years, 25 to 54, did not have jobs, the highest figure since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the statistic in 1948.

We have yet to see this play out — jobs growth has been steady for 72 straight months, jobless claims have been falling and confidence in the labor market is at a nine - year high — but the divergence between profits and employment is something to keep an eye on.

Some of these new, lower - paying jobs are being taken by people just entering the labor force, like recent high school and college graduates.

In addition to the improved incentives for workers to find jobs and higher after - tax incomes, businesses would also seek to employ more workers as the return on capital fell slightly, incentivizing some substitution of capital for more labor.

But they have been part of the Canadian labor market for decades and they can not account for the lack of job creation in Canada for the past four years and the current high unemployment rate.

But as Bernanke noted: «Despite this improvement, the job market remains weak overall: The unemployment rate is still well above its longer - run normal level, rates of long - term unemployment are historically high, and the labor force participation rate has continued to move down.

August's labor market report showed annual wage growth stuck at 2.5 %, despite the consistently high level of job creation.

Though the 156,000 jobs added in August's labor market report fell short of the figure predicted in consensus forecasts, any disappointment was muted by the historical tendency of data in August to be adjusted at a later date, with the initial level of hiring revised higher in five of the last six years.

Trump has called out individual companies that are moving manufacturing overseas, but higher labor costs and lagging robotics have challenged domestic job creation.

According to the California Department of Labor Statistics and Research, workers in food - processing plants have a higher likelihood of being hurt on the job than workers in many other industries.1 One injury while using a meat slicer could end up costing you hundreds of thousands of dollars, especially when you think about the damage that a meat slicer could do to the human body.

The California Department of Labor Statistics and Research reports that workers in food - processing plants have a higher likelihood of being hurt on the job than workers in many other industries.1 A simple investment in solutions such as ergonomic stands can save you from the high cost of employee injury.

«New York State's economy continued to expand in March as we reached a new, all - time high private sector job count and remained at our lowest statewide unemployment rate since before the recession,» said Bohdan M. Wynnyk, Director of the New York State Department of Labor's Division of Research and Statistics.

The Labor Department now says the private sector added 607,000 jobs during Cuomo's first four years in office, 71,700 higher than the previous estimate.

Public - sector jobs make up a small percentage of the all jobs (15 % -10 %) with and even split of all union members, but the public sector has a significantly higher membership rate so it is unlikely that private / public union membership accounts for all the support that labor unions have in the USA.

Andy Reynolds, spokesperson for the Coalition for Economic Justice, an association of local labor and community groups, said: «The cost per job is so high that it is extremely unlikely that the public will really see a return on its investment.»

The proof of our success is in the reports issued by the New York State Department of Labor: the unemployment rate is the lowest in more than nine years; and we are putting in place the pieces necessary for our workforce to succeed in the high - tech and green jobs that will be coming online at Solar City and the Medical Campus.

New York State's private sector job count increased by 12,300, or 0.2 percent, to 8,045,400, a new all - time record high, according to preliminary figures released today by the state Department of Labor.

The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Niagara County over a job assignment for a pregnant corrections officer was the main factor in driving the county's outside legal expenses for labor - related cases to a new record high in 2015.

She called for tougher legislation and taxes on foreign imports to ensure higher - wage American jobs are not lost to cheap labor in other countries.

«We hear from job seekers and businesses alike how helpful Jobs Express is in their search for work or high quality job candidates,» said State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera.

Massive increases in incarceration rates and the general decline of working - class jobs have devastated the labor market prospects of men with a high school degree or less, the authors say.

Meineche Schmidt of Aarhus University says, «The Danish labor market is known for high employment security and flexibility,» with good government support during job transitions.

In a study of how recent Chinese imports affected the U.S. labor force, the researchers found that counties with higher rates of self - employment suffered fewer negative effects, such as reduced job growth, from increased imports than counties with lower self - employment rates, said Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics, Penn State and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.

It also jibes with other positive indicators, including an Oct. 8 Labor Department report that said the number of U.S. job openings reached a 13 - year high in August.

Forgoing a year in the labor force is much costlier for a college graduate than a high - school dropout because the college graduate has more lucrative job opportunities.

While other studies have explored the link between the labor market and high school graduation rates, this new research is the first to look at how young people's perceptions of the job market affects the way they study and plan while still in high school — habits that are key for success throughout adulthood.

Wyner assesses free community college tuition as part of the next step in making a college degree a staple in the labor market as he explains, «With a college education becoming a baseline necessity for success in the job market, «tuition - free college» is the 21st - century equivalent of last century's push to create universal high school.»

Rigid teacher labor laws governed both nations» public school systems, making it virtually impossible to reward high performers or to dismiss teachers who were not carrying out their job responsibilities adequately.

College degrees are not necessary for many jobs and there is a market for high - skilled non-college educated labor.