Sentences with phrase «more jobs in the economy»

In other words, there are 279,000 more jobs in the economy this month that we had previously thought.

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It also does little to help the growing income gap or the overall economy, as people working several freelance jobs lack the purchasing power they may have had in more stable positions that disappeared during the recession, she said.

Retail, not mining, has borne the brunt of the slowdown in Western Australia during the past 12 months, with a study of the state's economy by the investment bank Goldman Sachs revealing a startling decline in retail jobs of more than 20 per cent.

While some workers may lose their job after the minimum wage increase (more on that in a minute), a very large number of workers will see an important pay hike, and that will loop back into the economy.

The narrative reveals more about today's hyper - partisan discourse than about the reality of the new tax law, which is likely to affect jobs and the economy in important ways that don't fit either party's talking points.

Right now, for instance, we are in a definite job seeker's market, and you might have to pay more to hire someone than you would in a sluggish economy.

It becomes a way for a company not just to control its destiny in a chaotic economy but to simply do a better job in a world where quality and timeliness count all the more.

Collins pointed in part to the candidate's post-primary failure to «focus on jobs and the economy, tone down his rhetoric, develop more thoughtful policies and, yes, apologize for ill - tempered rants.»

«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.

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Today's millennials are natural job - hoppers, and for good reason — today's economy is more volatile, companies spring in and out of existence quickly, and there's no telling what opportunities wait for you around the corner.

But the dramatic economic downturn in the world economy that hurt so many workers starting in 2008 only accelerated a decades - long trend toward more precarious jobs and the unstable hours, low wages, minimal benefits and insecurity that this work means for so many.

Wage growth has been scarcely better, particularly as more workers become contractors in the so - called gig economy, which offers little by way of job security, benefits, and pay.

Despite the trend towards increased workplace flexibility in the form of perks like unlimited PTO, working from home and staggered hours to cut down on commute time, more Millennials are job hopping or leaving behind the security of full - time employment to join the gig economy.

Western Australia's unemployment rate has hit its highest level in more than 16 years, despite the state's economy adding jobs in March, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A spokeswoman for Morneau disagreed, saying that since the Liberals came to office, the economy has created more than 600,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has been near its lowest level in about 40 years.

The economy has added more than a million jobs over the past three months, an achievement last seen in 1997.

In addition to tax changes (more on that below), Trump's plan to grow the economy focuses largely on generating more jobs in the fossil fuel economy (in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure projectIn addition to tax changes (more on that below), Trump's plan to grow the economy focuses largely on generating more jobs in the fossil fuel economy (in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure projectin the fossil fuel economy (in coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure projectin coal and onshore and offshore drilling for oil and gas) and as a result of new infrastructure projects.

But the turnover at these companies can be quite high; an estimated one in six participants is new, and more than half of gig economy works leave their jobs within a year, according to a November 2016 report from JPMorgan Chase & Co..

Tourism is important to the Brazilian economy, accounting for more than 3 % of the country's GDP and 2.5 million jobs in 2016 when the Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro.

The iOS app economy has created more than 1.6 million jobs in the US and generated $ 5 billion in revenue for American app developers in 2017.

A strong tech sector would diversify the economy, provide more high - paying jobs, allow some of the brightest minds to remain in Canada and attract others from around the world.

I plan to continue to collaborate with other leaders from diverse industries, who represent a variety of perspectives and beliefs, to help shape strategies and develop policies that foster a more vibrant economy and more jobs in the U.S.

Also pressuring the U.S. currency was data showing the U.S. economy in March created the fewest jobs in six months, which might prompt the Federal Reserve to go more slowly on plans to raise interest rates.

«I think in the country, people said at where we are right now, we need to have some of these things in place, but now with a dynamic and robust economy and what we see happening right now with the tax cuts and job bill, it makes a lot of things more possible,» Kelly said.

Few notions of the modern economy get more attention than the struggles of young Canadians in the job market.

We estimate these investments resulted in an additional $ 38 billion to the city's economy from 2010 to 2016 and created more than 50,000 additional jobs on top of our direct hires.»

«Simplifying our nation's tax code is the jump start our economy needs to bring jobs back and leave more money in the pockets of hardworking Texans.»

In terms of the large - scale, mass - produced economy, the utility of low - skill human workers is rapidly diminishing, as many blue - collar jobs (e.g., in manufacturing) and white - collar jobs (e.g., processing insurance paperwork) can be handled much more cheaply by automated systemIn terms of the large - scale, mass - produced economy, the utility of low - skill human workers is rapidly diminishing, as many blue - collar jobs (e.g., in manufacturing) and white - collar jobs (e.g., processing insurance paperwork) can be handled much more cheaply by automated systemin manufacturing) and white - collar jobs (e.g., processing insurance paperwork) can be handled much more cheaply by automated systems.

In fact, one of the arguments used by TransCanada to gain American support for the $ 7 - billion Keystone pipeline is the more than 250,000 jobs the project will create for the U.S. economy.

«While we are pleased the industry continues growing at faster rates than other sectors of the economy, we could be growing much faster, creating more new jobs and businesses, if Washington addressed the tax, spending and regulatory uncertainty plaguing the small business community in a meaningful way,» said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira.

Major coastal cities typical for job migration are close behind as leaders in the industry, but their success may be due more to a large population and generally successful diversified economy.

Even the modest strides the economy has taken in lowering the jobless rate aren't coming from more people finding jobs and earning pay cheques.

Cybersecurity careers are among the most essential jobs to our digital economy and in the U.S. alone there are more than 200,000 open cybersecurity positions.

Producing more clean energy, reducing energy waste and putting a price on carbon pollution will create sustainable jobs, diversify Alberta's economy and make the province more competitive and resilient in the future.

More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S. shows the economic and environmental benefits of achieving a 75 percent national recycling rate, including job creation — particularly in manufacturing, pollution reduction and the strengthening of local communities and employment bases.

But the city now has a more diverse economy, with jobs available in industries ranging from aerospace and bioscience to financial services and broadcast and telecommunications.

In August, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Downtown Glens Fall is the winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which will boost the economy and create more jobs in the areIn August, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Downtown Glens Fall is the winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which will boost the economy and create more jobs in the arein the area.

Just in from Paris, some fascinating quotables from the OECD: Governments must do more to help workers adapt to new global economy, says OECD Rather than seeing globalisation as a threat, OECD governments should focus on improving labour regulations and social protection systems to help people adapt to changing job markets.

«This is a significant moment in time where Metro residents and businesses can decide between a strong economy and job creation or more congestion and less service,» said John Winter, CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, a founding Coalition member.

The bottom line: The two - track trends evident in the September jobs report are just more signs that the U.S. economy is doing better than headline numbers may imply.

Bond yields also rose as investors anticipated that the solid jobs survey portends more steady growth in the U.S. economy.

In many cases, these sectors are vastly outpacing the rest of the U.S. economy in growth and job creation, and are generating more jobs per dollar investeIn many cases, these sectors are vastly outpacing the rest of the U.S. economy in growth and job creation, and are generating more jobs per dollar investein growth and job creation, and are generating more jobs per dollar invested.

The economy and jobs have always been the priority election issues for most Canadians, but the possibility that the economy could be in a «technical» recession (two quarters of negative growth) has made it even more so.

I'd note that we saw similar slowdowns in job creation in 2011 and 2012 after pickups in the job creation rate and this, along with the large amount of fiscal restraint hitting the economy now, makes me more cautious.

«The December jobs report caps off a strong year, with our economy adding more jobs over the past two years than in any two - year period since the 1990s.»

Shopify's future growth as a world class organization in Canada will mean more jobs and more U.S. cash via customers and shareholders being deployed into the Canadian economy.

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In the end we have a Budget that invests very little to create jobs now and to build a more productive and sustainable economy.

«I have no doubt that next week in Prince George and in the upcoming throne speech Premier Clark will try to distract attention from her failure on LNG and show she «gets it», by making more and new promises about jobs and the economy.