Students are all too familiar with
the uncertainty of the job market, the rising cost of student loans, and the burden of high taxation in an inflationary economic environment.
However, with
the uncertainty of the job market and general economy, a more substantial rainy day fund has become essential.
Not exact matches
All these
uncertainties would likely leave businesses wary
of adding new staff, and may even spur some to cut costs, threatening to send Canada's bustling
job market into reverse.
Outlook cloudy: oil companies are making rafts
of job cuts as
uncertainty continues to roil the energy
market.
A major catalyst, especially in emerging
markets, was the conviction that the Fed was not going to hike base rates in the immediate future against a backdrop
of low inflation, weakening
job gains and global economic
uncertainties.
They clothe themselves in an armor
of achievement that they hope will protect them against
uncertainties —
of the
job market,
of course, but also deeper
uncertainties about their status, their identities, their self - worth.
Their letters provide a rich insight into their experiences
of migration over 150 years: they're delighted by easy access to the labour
market and higher salaries, for example, but also talk about the
uncertainty of succeeding in the host country because
of job insecurity and higher living costs.
During these days
of economic
uncertainty and
job -
market unease, my columns have focused on the art
of looking for work, on increasing the odds
of an increasingly rare event: finding a
job.
«The development on the
job market was obviously anticipated and the
uncertainty regarding the development
of the economic situation already seems to have negative consequences,» concludes psychiatrist and senior author Wolfram Kawohl.
For science itself, the year 2005 had its share
of headline - grabbing triumphs and controversies, but for scientists and science trainees planning their careers, the year offered mostly more
of the same: the usual
job -
market uncertainties, a continuing scramble for research funds (which during the year became increasingly scarce), and more studies by important policy bodies aimed at increasing the number
of scientists our nations produce.
Not only are there
uncertainties with the
job market, but you want to reduce the amount
of money you owe to other people to assure that you can weather any storm.
Younger workers, in particular, are generally more interested in benefits programs than their older counterparts, as they have entered the
job market during a time
of uncertainty.
Increasing
uncertainty and apprehension about the future state
of the economy and labor
market, no doubt a result
of the recent slowdown in
job growth, are the primary reasons for the sharp reversal in confidence.
The recent financial downturn and the resulting economic
uncertainty has put pressure on the
job market and consumer spending, causing a significant drop in the number
of people travelling abroad and the amount people spend on holidays and leisure activities.
«It's clear from our latest research that the
uncertainty caused by Brexit has already hit the graduate
job market,» said Martin Birchall, the managing director
of High Fliers Research, which conducted the survey.
As we face the
uncertainty of our place in a global
market, it sometimes seems as if our biggest export is
jobs to a foreign workforce.
Carl Gilleard said: «With the graduate
job market inextricably linked to business confidence, it is reassuring to see that employers are committed to investing in graduate talent despite the backdrop
of continuing global economic
uncertainty.
«Increasing
uncertainty and apprehension about the future state
of the economy and labor
market, no doubt a result
of the recent slowdown in
job growth, are the primary reasons for the sharp reversal in confidence,» said Lynn Franco, director
of Conference Board's consumer research center.
Zandi notes a range
of assumptions behind this rosy forecast, including the expectation that mortgage rates would remain very low, the availability
of housing credit will improve as private mortgage lending begins to pick up, and the
job market gains traction as policymakers work to resolve fiscal issues, which will ease
market uncertainties.
I would love to win a copy — our house is on the
market, my husband just retired from the Air Force and is looking for a
job — lots
of uncertainties in our future, so I could use some simplicity right now!