Sentences with phrase «private sector job growth in»

Brooklyn had the fastest rate of private sector job growth in the five boroughs since 2009, at 38 percent, the report found.

The metro areas with the strongest private sector job growth in January compared to a year ago included the Albany area, New York City, Dutchess - Putnam, Watertown - Fort Drum, and Buffalo Niagara Falls.

Not exact matches

Cohen is also at the center of a huge debate unfolding right now about raising the minimum wage, and the low pay of service workers in the restaurant industry, where employment has increased 72 percent since 1992, compared to job growth of 22 percent in higher - paying private sector employment over the same time period.

«Our calculations have revealed that the 92 firms in our sample had median job growth during this period of negative 0.74 percent, compared to the 6 percent job - growth rate of U.S. private sector firms as a whole,» said the report.

Barring an extraordinary pick up in private - sector job growth then, interest rates will likely stay at rock bottom until employment in the government sector has normalized.

Admittedly, 3,000 jobs is peanuts in the U.S. labour market, but, as the chart below shows, the federal layoffs mean that Washington is starting to be a drag on employment growth just as state and local governments are beginning to recover (blue is the federal government; green is state government; red means local government; and private sector employment, excluding farm employees, is orange).

Both the private sector as well as federal, state and local governments have an important role to play in supporting high growth businesses and job creation.

The decline reflected a loss of 74,000 public - sector jobs, which was only partly offset by modest growth in private - sector employment and self - employment.

In August, Finance Minister Joe Oliver held a meeting with private sector experts to discuss ways to strengthen economic growth and job creation.

Last week: This week, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the Greater Fort Lauderdale Area added 9,300 new private - sector jobs in the last year, continuing to be among the top 5 Florida metro areas for private - sector growth.

In his pre-budget consultations he asked Canadians for suggestions on how the Government could «better promote job creation and economic growth» and «what should Canada's priorities be for the short - and long - term to encourage private sector growth and leadership in the economy»In his pre-budget consultations he asked Canadians for suggestions on how the Government could «better promote job creation and economic growth» and «what should Canada's priorities be for the short - and long - term to encourage private sector growth and leadership in the economy»in the economy».

While that plan has been in place, B.C. has had Canada's second worst private sector job growth.

From TD Securities» Millan Mulraine: Labor market underperformance: The small business sector has generally been a key source of employment growth in the US economy, accounting for close to 55 % of all the private sector jobs created between mid-2003 and the beginning of the last recession.

Could the contrast be any greater between Romney, who looted American companies and shipped their jobs overseas, only pays taxes at a 13 % rate, stashes his money in the Cayman Islands to avoid U.S. taxes, and President Obama who saved GM and created 30 straight months of private sector job growth?

The American people will be turning out in record numbers to retain in office the man who has presided over 30 straight months of private sector job growth, the saving of the American auto industry and the elimination of the head of the organization that launched the most deadly attack on our soil.

Dr Bawumia recalled the record of the Kufuor - led NPP Administration which reduced corporate taxes to stimulate the private sector and create growth, which caused an increase in government revenue, and reiterated the pledge by the NPP to introduce more of such policies to create growth and jobs and further revive the economy.

To this end, Mr Akufo - Addo noted that the raft of tax cuts and incentives introduced to stimulate the growth of the private sector has resulted in $ 1billion of revenue taken away from the exchequer, so private sector operatives use that money to grow their businesses and create jobs for the youth.

The chart below, based on seasonally adjusted «establishment payroll» data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), depicts the trend of private sector payroll job growth in New York State compared to the nation as a whole since Cuomo took office.

We should send people to Washington who can fix these problems and re-energize private sector job growth,» Malpass said in a statement.

Private sector employment growth in New York State continues to trail the U.S. as a whole, with upstate lagging far behind downstate, according to the latest state Department of Labor (DOL) monthly jobs report.

There is much for business to be encouraged about with the emphasis on holding growth in overall state spending to under 2 percent while promoting private sector investments and job creation, and increasing in - state personal income, through broad - based business tax relief.

Year - over-year private - sector job growth in New York remains stronger downstate than upstate, weaker overall than the U.S. average.

«Our leaders in Albany must step up, embrace and enact an aggressive agenda that reduces our tax burden, cuts regulatory red tape and promotes private sector job growth,» Biryla said.

It is a far cry from the growth programme spelled out by George Osborne, which relies on a massive reduction to public services, with half a million jobs being created in the private sector to compensate.

«Our leaders in Albany must step up, embrace and enact an aggressive agenda that reduces our tax burden, cuts regulatory red tape and promotes private sector job growth,» said Executive Director Greg Biryla.

Gov. Cuomo went on to explain how the government will spur private sector job growth and limit government spending by creating public / private sector partnerships that leverage state resources and assets to generate billions in economic growth.

«It's the reason Rochester and Monroe County are leading the state in private sector job growth, doubling the rate of expansion in New York City and Buffalo, and accounting for half of all job growth in upstate New York.»

We believe the public - sector workers we represent, the governor's own workforce, should have the same expectation of job growth and stability as those workers in the private sector.

In driving inclusive economic growth, creating decent jobs, increasing access to essential services and developing innovative products that meet social needs, the private sector can help the world's most vulnerable children and their families thrive.

«But, as we face huge cuts in spending, private sector jobs growth is neither strong or sustained enough to take on those people who will lose their jobs due to the government's spending cuts,» he warned.

«Since the beginning of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's administration, New York State's economy has added 857,600 private sector jobs and experienced employment growth in 58 of the past 67 months.»

In building a different and stronger economy, the growth and jobs we need will be private sector growth and private sector jobs.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has undertaken a statewide building boom using public construction contracts to spur private - sector job growth that since 2011 has committed billions of dollars in construction funds and tax breaks to companies.

With an estimated 500,000 public sector jobs set to go over the next four years, the figures raise the possibility of unemployment edging towards the symbolic figures of three million unless, as the coalition hopes, rapid growth in the private sector stymies the impact of redundancies.

Nowhere has that been more acute than the Southern Tier, where private - sector job growth is among the lowest in the state, and according to five - year figures provided by the state's Budget Division, almost one - seventh the rate of the Big Apple.

With ministers banking on rapid private sector growth to replace the estimated 490,000 public sector jobs expected to be lost, the Prime Minister backed a world of «unprecedented economic change» in which small start - up companies can become global giants in a matter of years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that New York has more private sector jobs than at any point in state history and touted his regional economic development awards as a primary driver for the state's growth.

Speaking at a small business in Maryland today, Obama pointed out that 64,000 private - sector jobs had been added in the private sector for the ninth straight month of private - sector growth.

«These macroeconomic vulnerabilities and the option to tackle those weaknesses hinged on two key areas: mobilise domestic resources to finance social spending and infrastructural development and the ability to embark on reforms that will stimulate private sector for investment in order to accelerate growth and job creation,» Dr Bawumia said.

Buffalo Niagara is being recognized nationwide on a growing list of accolades that demonstrate an important change in how Western New York is perceived: in 2010 Forbes Magazine called the region the 10th best place to raise a family; in 2011 Relocate America placed Buffalo Niagara among the top 100 best places to live and The Business Journals reported that Buffalo Niagara had the nation's 18th strongest private sector job growth; and in 2012 the National Association of Home Builders ranked our region among the most affordable major U.S. housing markets.

«He inherited the worst economy in history,» Pérez said, yet the country has had 73 straight months of private sector job growth.

While no one questions the need for updated infrastructure in our county, the best way to pay for it is not «one shot» repairs and maintenance expenses, but by creating real sustainable revenues through private sector job growth.

Today, the Administration also announced several common - sense steps it has taken to improve the process of reviewing and approving transportation projects, help cut red tape, and leverage additional private sector funding in order to promote private sector growth and job creation.

With the introduction of private carriers, the airline sector has seen massive growth in not only the industry, but the number of job openings, in professions such as maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), catering services, and ground staff.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, if you want to believe that math, with private sector job growth and major employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality and manufacturing.

«December's payrolls report «showed a modest deceleration in employment, as total private sector job growth at the establishment level rose by 146,000,» which was well below the 239,000 upwardly revised gain in November, according to a new report from Savills Studley.

But low interest rates and weak prices have made homeownership more affordable than it's been in decades, the report noted, and several strong months of private - sector job growth in early 2011 are «encouraging signs of a housing market rebound.»