Sentences with phrase «time its labor force»

Indeed, according to a recent study conducted by my company, Xero, about 11.4 million workers - or nearly one - third of the full - time labor force in the U.S. - are using platforms like Uber, Upwork, Freelancer.com, and others.
NASA's spending had peaked in the mid-1960s, at which time its labor force of staffers and contractors totaled some 400,000.
«The good news is that the full - time labor force grew by more than 540,000 people in the first quarter and consumers with stable incomes have a handle on their credit and household budgets,» said Mark Cole, chief operating officer for CredAbility and author of the report.

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In fact, a large enigma remains unresolved, in that the labor force participation rate has been trending lower for a long time and has returned to levels last seen in the 1970s.
Our main message is that developing a theory of time allocation and occupational choice is important for understanding the forces that shape gender differences in labor market outcomes,» the researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Toronto and Princeton University write.
The results suggest the long - term unemployed have a difficult time re-entering the labor force, with UI benefits serving as an important income maintenance program for these workers.
Gig work, whether in preference to corporate jobs or because full time work is lacking, is absorbing an ever - growing portion of the labor force.
And when the pace of technological change is outrunning the skills of workers, companies don't have time to continually swap out their labor force for new, skilled workers.
To fully realize the economic benefits of having more women in the labor force, Japan needs to provide incentives for women to seek out more full - time work in high growth areas, he said.
In addition to its corporate diversity, Alphabet Inc. ranked strongly for worker pay and benefits, including a flexible paid time off policy, and a strong 401 (k) savings program, and for its supply chain impact (the company has committed to reasonable worker hours, and to policies such as no forced or child labor).
Based on estimates of labor force and productivity growth at the time, if you asked a standard - issue macroeconomist back then where real GDP would be today, this is the line she would have showed you.
Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.
The underemployment rate, which includes 5.2 million involuntary part - time workers who'd rather be full - timers, fell to a cyclical low of 8.4 percent, though this too reflects May's labor force exits.
The labor force participation rate has not been this low — 63.3 percent — since 1979, a time when women were less likely to be working.
While this is a particularly good sign for hard - to - employ workers, it also highlights a potential future problem: the supply of workers outside of the labor force and willing to reenter the labor market will become a constraint over time.5
This year, Generation Z starts flooding workplaces — at the same time that there is a tight labor force.
However, these days more and more people are switching to retirement jobs or working part time before they quit the labor force entirely.
At the same time, the growth of the potential labor force has been slowing since reaching a peak in 1972.
As the industry digests the 1023 - page final Department of Labor's (DOL) rule, let's take a trip back in time to examine what forces may have been at work behind the rule.
The labor force count at any time is the denominator in the employment rate relationship that measures those with a job as a percentage of the total labor force.
During the exile he found time to write, encouraging others suffering under the edict, by being made to undergo forced labor in the mines.
The Los Angeles Times: Scientology did not violate forced labor law, appeals court rules Scientology did not violate a labor law by failing to pay for the work of two former members of the church's Sea Organization - a wing that restricts participants» outside communications, marriage and children, censors mail and monitors phone calls - a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
«In addition to ensuring the quality of the products themselves, we want to make sure there is no child labor being used, as well as to support female work forces in developing nations,» he states.The company also makes a point of hiring local women who, many times, have difficulty finding adequate employment.
The couple can avoid violating the «man earns more» social norm if the woman works part time or leaves the labor force altogether.
In addition to this marriage - based favoritism, by only reaching families with a secure attachment to the labor force, Social Security largely failed to reach the poorest American families.75 The next Section of this paper will explore how Social Security has changed over time to accommodate the changing picture of the American Family.
In terms of partner postpartum expectations, you can be assured that she will have sore muscles because the laboring process alone forces many of her muscles to contract and relax many times over 18 or more hours.
If preterm labor forces the delivery of one baby, doctors can successfully control the labor and delay delivery to give the other baby more time in the womb.
With a specialty in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and a focus on gentle, non-interventive, parent - directed care, there are no forced testing or exams, and no time limits for pregnancy, labor or birth for a healthy mom and baby.
With places like Ulster County happy to add one job at a time in building a more prosperous, forward - looking labor force, the remaining 20 urban competitors for Amazon's second world corporate headquarters (HQ2) are playing an entirely different game.
He received fewer than 42,000 votes, and thereafter the Greens have been forced into the expensive and labor - intensive task of independent petitioning to gain a place on the ballot each time they have wished to field a candidate for anything.
The county's labor force and the number of people working increased during that time.
At the same time, labor remains a force in state and local politics thanks in part to its political spending.
Per the above, U-6 accounts for «Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force
Powerful labor forces who backed Mr. Rangel last time around may also be more inclined to stay neutral this year after seeing lefty allies like Ms. Mark - Viverito defect from the incumbent.
So the labor force has grown over time as well.
Days after Nxivm leader Keith Raniere was arrested for sex trafficking and forced labor last week, the feds scoured a Halfmoon townhouse known as «The Library,» where Raniere is accused of abusing at least one of his victims — a 30 - something Brooklyn actress, the Albany Times Union reports.
Meanwhile, the number of life scientists unemployed, out of the labor force, or in part - time posts also grew.
According to the report, an estimated 837,900 individuals in the United States held SEH research doctoral degrees in 2013, and nearly 735,900 of them were in the labor force; this includes those employed full time or part time and unemployed individuals actively seeking work.
No significant sleep time trend was found for unemployed respondents or those not in the labor force, thus bringing attention to the difficulty of work / family balance and the finding that sometimes people sacrifice sleep to make the other two work.
By the time Louis winds up at a forced labor camp, also run by The Bird, the film feels like it's just spinning its wheels and upping the ante of his mental and physical suffering until the eventual Allied victory.
In South Korea, critics of the film have expressed chagrin at Miyazaki's elision of the role of forced Korean labor in building the state - of - the - art military aircraft this movie showcases, at times, with something like romantic nostalgia.
In the old days, Bette Davis would have had a breakdown without an apology, dumped the dopey, abusive husband with the children, and become the editor of a progressive magazine for women in the labor force who aim to improve the world and still have enough time left over to shop for lingerie.
Or perhaps forced to sort out which allegory is identifiable and purposeful at any given time: Aronofsky's ambitions here reveal a fairly coequal plunge into biblical prophecy (from Old Testament furor to New Testament evangelism), environmental metaphor, and, most explicitly, the labors of artistic creation.
There was a time, for example, when historians didn't worry much about the slave trade and the emergence of an economy based on forced labor.
At the same time, labor force participation rates are at an all - time low and wages are stagnant.
For the average American entering the labor force, the value of lifetime earnings for full - time work is currently $ 1.16 million.
In turn, we can get a fuller picture of the teaching labor force and how it has evolved over time.
At the same time, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is clear in both her support for Obama and her solidarity as Chicago's teaching force entered the third day of a strike over unfair labor practices.
Just in time for the holidays, workers at several Amazon retail distribution centers situated throughout Germany have staged a series of one - day strikes in an effort to force the retail giant's hand in terms of labor disputes involving pay rates and working conditions within the factory - like centers.
The later story and its plot climax at times seem labored, but the novel generally propels the reader along with its conviction and moral force
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