Sentences with phrase «job rating in»

Ranking corporate bonds and corporate loans against each other — no one should argue that they did a bad job rating them in aggregate.

The West Virginia Senate race is competitive, but it doesn't look like Natalie Tennant has the independent profile necessary to overcome President Barack Obama's abysmal job rating in the state.

Not exact matches

It can mask weakness in the market if there are large numbers of discouraged workers, as in the U.S. which now has a lower jobless rate than Canada despite a poor job creation record.

In fact, a November 2017 report from CareerArc of 1,162 respondents found that female job - seekers surveyed were 33 percent less likely than male job - seekers to apply to a one - star rated company.

In the U.S., the number of jobs started growing at a slower rate than the nation's productivity around 2000, a trend economists refer to as decoupling.

If they've saved up a large nest egg, or are still bringing in income — either through a job or pension — they could be forced to pay the top marginal tax rate (46 % in Ontario, for example).

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.

EBRI found that 46 % of retirees spend at a faster rate in the first two years after leaving their jobs than they did before retiring.

«Job gains have been solid in recent months and the unemployment rate has declined,» the Fed said in its policy statement.

If you want a job, looking in a geographic area with unemployment rates lower than the national average is probably a good idea.

While a lower unemployment rate is certainly better than a higher one, the rate doesn't capture workers who've quit looking for a job, part - time workers who wish to work full - time, or workers who've experienced a significant wage reduction in a new job after they lost their old one.

Error rates have dropped, too: Reruns of print jobs have fallen from about 3 percent of sales in 2010 to 1.7 percent today.

The decline is noteworthy because you'd think the stars were aligned for a boom in the construction of dream homes: the economy has been churning out jobs steadily for a year, real - estate prices are high, and interest rates are low.

Conveniently, 1099 workers (referring to the tax reporting form for freelancers) can hit the ground running and complete projects quickly in exchange for an agreed - upon compensation rate, which is usually a higher wage per hour or job.

«A lot of new jobs are generated by small and midsize businesses, and if the interest rate increases dramatically, it could slow investment to this sector,» Cooley says, adding that the increase in interest rates is also likely to further strengthen the dollar.

Futures markets reacted after the jobs data by pricing in the risk of three, or even more, rate rises from the Federal Reserve this year.

The study, published by the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program, says that solar and wind jobs have grown at rates of about 20 % annually in recent years, and sustainability now collectively represents four to four and a half million jobs in the U.S., up from 3.4 million in 2011.

A laid off manufacturing worker who has given up hope of ever finding another job is not counted in the unemployment statistics, so an economy with a high number of discouraged workers could have a misleadingly low unemployment rate.

Cisco estimates that 80 % of the new jobs will be in Ottawa, a city with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the province at 5.7 %.

But interest rates normally trend upward when there is growth in incomes and jobs, factors that add to housing demand and offset the rate rises.

«Buyer interest stayed elevated in most areas thanks to mortgage rates under 4 % for most of the year and the creation of 1.7 million new jobs edging the job market closer to full employment,» said Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist.

«Health care goes beyond doctors and nursing professions — there is high demand for people to fill positions available in health care technology, at hospitals and elsewhere within the industry that tap into a variety of the categories we rank and that offer a low unemployment rate, a high median salary and robust job growth.»

And despite currency movements, not tomention a weak global economy, Canadian employers added 79,100 jobs across all sectors in November (when the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 %).

In a paradoxically good development for the U.S. economy, Americans quit their jobs in September at the fastest rate in over six yearIn a paradoxically good development for the U.S. economy, Americans quit their jobs in September at the fastest rate in over six yearin September at the fastest rate in over six yearin over six years.

At first its higher interest rates had little impact because momentum in job and income gains were offsetting.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

The rates for both layoffs (1.2 %) and people quitting their jobs (1.8 %) also remained relatively unchanged in April.

That's exactly what sparked the stock market correction last month: a higher - than - expected average hourly earnings number in January's jobs report ignited fears that inflation might finally be coming to life, and in response the Federal Reserve may look to hike rates more aggressively than the three projected increases for this year.

To keep the current unemployment rate flat, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in July estimated that 80,000 new jobs need to be created each month.

If growing unemployment was not enough, a decline in labor market participation was also on the rise, the ILO said, a warning borne out by the latest U.S. jobs data from December which showed that the labor force participation rate tumbled to 62.8 percent, its worst level since January 1978.

But too much of that is due to people dropping out of the workforce altogether (because the job market is * that * good): now at 63.2 %, the labour force participation rate has been catapulted all the way back to that which last prevailed in 1978.

The labor force participation rate has fallen due to cyclical factors such as workers temporarily dropping out of the workforce because of discouragement over job prospects, but also due to structural forces such as the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and younger workers staying in school longer.

In most cases, they charge hourly rates after doing some research, like searching freelance job boards.

He identified three obstacles that could affect any possible recovery in the global employment rate: «Over the fore ¬ seeable future, the world economy will probably grow less than was the case before the global crisis,» complicating «the task of generating the over 42 million jobs that are needed every year in order to meet the growing number of new entrants in the labor market.»

«Averaging through hurricane - related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and the unemployment rate declined further,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement Wednesday following a two - day meeting in Washington.

The nation added 217,000 jobs in May to reach the milestone, though the unemployment rate remained unchanged last month at 6.3 % and U.S. employment still needs to catch up with the growth of the population and labor force that has occurred since the recession began.

A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that, when asked to rate junior scientists based on scholarly accomplishments and job interview performance, academics in the traditionally male - dominated STEM fields rated female candidates as being more hireable than their equally qualified male applicants.

«Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of the Committee's longer - run policy goals» on inflation and jobs, Yellen said.

Japan «s unemployment rate held steady in October as the availability of jobs improved and household spending fell at a slower pace, a tentative sign that a robust labor market is lending support to domestic demand.

«At this rate, we should all be expecting to do jobs we've never done before for the rest of our careers,» says Shen, who adds that hiring managers should expand their searches beyond traditional candidates and look in unlikely places.

Williams, who will leave his current job as San Francisco Fed president in June to take over at the New York Fed, also said he expects the Fed's shrinking balance sheet will help steepen the curve by putting upward pressure on longer - term rates.

In management occupations it's 2 %, and within that category, unemployment in «business and financial occupations» as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a near - invisible 1.7 %, equaling the lowest unemployment rate among all job classifications economywidIn management occupations it's 2 %, and within that category, unemployment in «business and financial occupations» as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a near - invisible 1.7 %, equaling the lowest unemployment rate among all job classifications economywidin «business and financial occupations» as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a near - invisible 1.7 %, equaling the lowest unemployment rate among all job classifications economywide.

Instead of an auction model, where consumers post jobs and contractors bid on them, in the new system, contractors post their hourly rates, taking a step out of the booking process.

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 %.

This free - market model would release businesses from government interference, increase diversion rates and create jobs in the recycling sector, Harris added.

So, we have booming job market, rising optimism in businesses, soaring exports and consumer frenzy — a rate hike on July 12 must be a slam dunk, right?

Maybe you need your HR team to fill job openings, but what you really want is for them to find the right candidates, because that results in higher retention rates, lower training costs, and better overall productivity.

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 growtIn 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 growtin the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

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.

While men sustained more than 70 % of the job losses during the recession, new numbers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in the U.S. suggest that through 2010, male employment rates increased and eventually surpassed those of women.