Sentences with phrase «job growth this year»

«With slower job growth this year, and many new jobs being part - time positions, Canadians are facing weaker income growth heading into the holiday season,» said Sal Guatieri, a senior economist with BMO Capital Markets.

showing six consecutive months of job growth this year, the outlook is bright for job seekers across the country.

The information and financial activities sectors have demonstrated positive job growth year - to - year April.

The Bay Area and California are in for slower job growth this year and next, but the Bay Area, powered by its high - tech economic engine, will outpace the state in job creation, according to two new economic forecasts released Wednesday.

It is expected to have 2.7 percent job growth this year.

Not exact matches

The Minneapolis metro area saw 2.3 % job growth over the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost a full percentage point more than the nation as a whole — adding nearly 45,000 jobs.

Last year, Lee said, the city experienced a 30 % annual growth in technology jobs, which now number some 32,000 positions at 1,600 tech or start - up companies.

That suggests ongoing job growth in an economy many regard as near full employment, with the jobless rate at a 17 - year low of 4.1 percent.

Job creation is projected to slow down over the next few years due to technological advances in oil sands processing and a slower growth in international demand for oil products, but the growing demand for base metals is expected to buoy employment opportunities.

Adam Belsher, who left his job in September as vice-president of the Verizon business unit at RIM after seven years with the company, says the lack of accountability is partly a result of the company's rapid growth over the past decade.

Two more years of economic pain Australia faces a longer period of low growth, higher debt and higher unemployment than predicted just four weeks ago as the wave of job losses gathered strength, with clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands axing 1850 staff across the country.

Andrew Yang is the founder and CEO of Venture for America, a New York City - based nonprofit organization focused on placing top - college graduates in startups for two years in emerging U.S. cities to generate job growth and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Sort by median salary to find the jobs with the fattest pay cheques; sort by five - year wage growth to see which fields have the fastest - growing salaries — that can indicate a shortage of qualified candidates (and opportunity for you); or sort by five - year growth in the number of people in the field — those are the places that have been on hiring sprees (but watch out; that doesn't mean they'll continue the streak).

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.

What's more, full - time job growth has kept pace with part - time over the past year.

If the other items in the plan have a similar jobs - to - GDP relationship, the GDP growth figures for the three years are over 20 % each year.

The researchers deliberately chose topics that were polarizing — the «surge» strategy of sending more U.S. troops into Iraq, and job growth during Obama's first year in office.

While the tough job of organically growing Scotia's wealth management business had been underway for several years, the bank suddenly found itself with options to fast - track that growth.

Job creation is, however, projected to slow over the next few years due to technological advances in oil sands processing and slower growth in international demand for oil products.

Year after year, analysts have predicted that population growth would boost demand for construction, and that the jobs that support homebuilding would create a virtuous cycle that would power the economy back to full strenYear after year, analysts have predicted that population growth would boost demand for construction, and that the jobs that support homebuilding would create a virtuous cycle that would power the economy back to full strenyear, analysts have predicted that population growth would boost demand for construction, and that the jobs that support homebuilding would create a virtuous cycle that would power the economy back to full strength.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

On the table below you can tap the column headers to re-sort by salary in absolute dollars, five - year wage growth, size of workforce, job title, or demand outlook.

Now there are renewed hopes that the combination of an improving job market and a short - term economic boost from the Republican tax cuts will put growth into a stronger range this year, perhaps closer to 3 %.

Within a year I quit the real estate investing blog and jumped back into a day job as vice president of growth at BiggerPockets.com, and although it was agonizing to make, it was perhaps the best decision I've ever made.

«Even with this remarkable progress, it remains important to build on these efforts to support further job creation and real wage growth in the years ahead.»

If year - over-year job growth stays at 1 % or more — which he expects it will — then motor vehicle sales will rise.

Finally, the economy is on a hot streak: employers have been adding jobs steadily for a year, and growth is running at an annualized rate in excess of 3 %.

Several markets in the South and West — the two most popular destinations for vacation homebuyers — saw strong sales gains for years as job growth came back online after the financial crisis.

Powell in statements throughout the year, culminating with his recent Senate confirmation hearing, has been clear he sees little risk of inflation that would prompt the Fed to raise rates faster than expected, and takes weak wage growth as a sign that sidelined workers remain to be drawn into jobs.

Even Lego, which has posted years of growth, said in September that sales of its colorful bricks fell for the first time in 13 years, and announced plans to cut 1,400 jobs.

Job growth is slated to be above the national average for the next 10 years, making the local economy a great place to grow a small business.

Among others, the rule only allows for temporary residency — initially for a period up to two years, followed by a period of three years if rapid growth and job creation milestones are met.

Projected job growth over the next 10 years is below the national average, so lack of spending power would make it hard for the city to support another small business.

In his first State of the Union address late Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted the country's job growth in his first year, the strengthening economy, and — a key part of his campaign — the surprising pop in the coal industry in 2017.

The city's low cost of living is great, but projected job growth over the next 10 years is below average.

And if that weren't bad enough, the city's projected job growth falls short of the national average, so this could indicate a less - than - stable local economy over the next 10 years.

A below - average cost of living and above - average projected job growth over the next 10 years make Charlotte a solid base for startups.

Boston's projected job growth over the next 10 years is solid, but its excessive cost of living makes it an unrealistic place for starting a small business.

Job growth over the next 10 years is expected to be just above the national average.

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.

And a job growth streak these past few years has created plentiful options for better employment.

To build the list of Canada's 100 Best Jobs, we used data from Statistics Canada, including jobs that had experienced employment growth over the past five years, had a minimum median salary of $ 60,000 and employed at least 5,000 people.

Labor: U.S. job growth surged in January and the unemployment rate of 4.1 percent is at a 17 - year low.

Over lunch, Canadian Business will celebrate the entrepreneurial successes of this year's PROFIT 500 and STARTUP 50 winners, and give special recognition to companies for achievements in such areas as revenue growth, international trade and job creation.

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

In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the only sector to show year - over-year job growth as of May was education and health services.

For the year, payroll growth averaged 246,000 per month, better than the average gains of 194,000 in 2013 and marking the best year for job gains since 1999.

That's why a brightening economic picture in 2013 (U.S. GDP grew by an average of 3.4 % in the second half of 2013 and job growth was the highest since the end of the recession) helped improve TravelCenters» performance and stock last year.

This year brought the franchise industry some impressive highs, like the increasing growth of new jobs, and some difficult lows, such as the ongoing fast - food worker strikes.

On Wall Street, stocks rose on Friday after job growth surged more - than - expected in June, reaffirming labor market strength that could keep the Federal Reserve on track for a third interest rate hike this year.