Sentences with phrase «of jobs in the economy»

Senator who authored NY's first property tax cap and has championed state spending cap and small business relief measures hailed for «tireless advocacy» on behalf of small businesses who create most of the jobs in our economy

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In a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raquIn a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raquin every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.»

If she were to write the Democrats» autopsy for 2016 - and she'll have a hand in it as one of the newly elected co-chairs of the House Democrats» policy and messaging arm - she says her message would be to «not only talk about jobs and the economy, but do something about it.»

Elizabeth Gore is the entrepreneur in residence at Dell, where she drives initiatives that support Dell's goals around helping small and medium businesses scale and prosper, fueling the expansion of global entrepreneurship, thereby creating jobs that will drive the world economy.

This creates jobs — a sign of a functioning economy — and provides opportunities for others through paying a fair wage and bettering the surrounding communities in which the company operates.

While national media coverage of politics in Quebec has been overwhelmingly focused on the specter of separatism and Parti - Québécois's proposed charter of values, a recent CBC - Ekos poll found that the majority of Quebeckers are most concerned about jobs and the economy.

As we explained in our recent cover story, Trudeau's entire economic agenda is built around a single motto: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good jobs for the largest number of Canadians.»

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.

The facts: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 533,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy during the months of January, February and March in 2017.

«No, but we do share his goal of growing the economy and jobs in the U.S.,» company spokesperson Scott Vazin said.

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.

Earlier this month, Tim Berners - Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, laid out a scenario in which computers don't just take jobs — they create and run companies themselves, eventually controlling the entire world economy.

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.

The loss of a job is hardly unusual in today's economy.

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.

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.

He told Sky News: «George Osborne did a fantastic job of taking this economy from the disastrous position we were in 2010.

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.

Meanwhile, Richard Herman, a Cleveland immigration lawyer and the author of Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy, claims nearly all of the net job creation in the past 20 years has come from companies less than five years old.

Here in the desert, Chief Louie has built a thriving economy, one based not on what he calls «rocking chair money» from natural resources, but on a series of businesses that have provided permanent jobs, a sense of dignity — and profits for the band.

«We haven't seen the full results of how it impacts the economy and the jobs scene yet but I think that's coming in the next couple of years,» says Robinson.

Retirement — especially in the global economy of the 21st century in which jobs are scarce and life - prolonging medical procedures plentiful — may be the financial challenge of our lives.

So how do you find good candidates in today's economy with millions of qualified workers looking for a job?

The number of sedentary jobs have risen 83 % since 1950, and in developed economies now account for nearly half of all jobs.

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.

Although there were signs of economic recovery in advanced economies, the organization said that the crisis - related global jobs gap «continues to widen.»

GM Korea's future is important for South Korea as it accounts for some 13 percent of the nation's auto industry jobs and 16 percent of auto exports in Asia's fourth - biggest economy.

A series of positive signs from the economy — from healthy retail sales to a housing recovery that seems to be gaining traction — and a surprisingly strong February jobs report didn't convince the Fed it was time to rein - in the monetary stimulus.

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.»

Secondly, he noted «the root causes of the global crisis have not been prop ¬ erly tackled» with the financial system remaining «the Achilles heel of the world economy» and thirdly, «little progress is being made in reducing working poverty and vulnerable forms of employment such as informal jobs and undeclared work.»

According to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, the games industry contributes $ 1.7 billion a year to our economy in the form of jobs and the expenditures they make possible.

«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.

Already in March most indicators have disappointed: the U.S. economy added a dismal 88,000 jobs last month, less than half as many as analysts expected; retail sales dropped 0.4 %, the largest decline since June of 2012; and this week durable goods orders, out last Wednesday, plunged 5.7 %, nearly twice the tumble expected and likely a sign that U.S. factories have entered a slump.

«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.

Not least, starting a company has been a way to continue to serve, this time in the way that entrepreneurs uniquely do — by creating jobs and adding to the vitality of the economy.

The economy added 156,000 jobs in December, which is fewer than expected but extends the record streak of job creation in the US.

While science and tech jobs have increased three times faster than jobs in the rest of the economy, American students are not entering these fields quickly enough.

It began promisingly enough, with a question to John Kasich on the stock market decline and one to Jeb Bush on recent employment figures but, in the end, just four of the 36 questions were about jobs, taxes, or the economy.

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 %.

But it's not difficult to argue that few of the indicators — jobs and capital spending come to mind — have been especially indicative of a U.S. economy that is in recovery, never mind about to «take off.»

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In June the economy added roughly 45,000 net new jobs, which was the fastest pace of annual employment growth since early 2013.

Yet much of the fastest job creation in the gig economy is coming at the highly skilled, highly paid end of the marketplace, where physicians, lawyers, programmers, and other professionals sell their services on new marketplaces like UpCounsel, Doctor on Demand, and Upwork.

New York increased the number of digital jobs in the city by 80 %, thanks to a push to boost its tech economy between 2007 to 2011.

Perhaps you also could add in a question to Marco Rubio about climate change, given that it was put in the context of Rubio's position that «federal efforts to fight climate change will cost U.S. jobs and hurt the U.S. economy.»

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.

Tourism is an enormous sector of the U.S. economy, generating $ 2.1 trillion in economic output and supporting 15.1 million jobs, with international arrivals a key component, according to data from the U.S. Travel Association.

The fund focuses on making an impact on the Michigan economy by providing capital to businesses that are headquartered in Michigan, have a significant presence in Michigan or are in the process of expanding their operations in Michigan so they can grow and create jobs.

In Madison, the workers must find new jobs, of course — no easy task in an increasingly service - oriented economIn Madison, the workers must find new jobs, of course — no easy task in an increasingly service - oriented economin an increasingly service - oriented economy.

Higher education needs to do a better job of training people to solve problems and create opportunities for themselves — and the rest of us — in a changing economy.