Posts Tagged with "Unemployment Rate"

How California Job Seekers Need to Get in the Door in 2013

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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FOX & HOUNDS.  MARCH 13, 2013.  The latest national job numbers announced last Friday produced the predictable cheerleading from the national media on the strength of the recovery in employment (seehere and here). California workforce practitioners know better.  As Fox & Hounds frequently points …Continue reading »

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It Takes a B.A. to Find a Job as a File Clerk

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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THE  NEW YORK TIMES.  FEBRUARY 19, 2013.  The college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job. Consider the 45-person law firm of Busch, Slipakoff & …Continue reading »

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House GOP Plans for Higher Ed

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  FEBRUARY 6, 2013.  House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Virginia Republican, said Tuesday that he supported more publicly available information on college graduates’ salaries by major, in a speech on domestic policy in which he …Continue reading »

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With Obama’s Win, Colleges Anticipate 4 More Years of Reform

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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The Chronicle of Higher Education – November 7, 2012 American voters re-elected Barack Obama as president on Tuesday, extending the White House stay of an administration that has focused on expanding federal student aid as well as tightening regulations on …Continue reading »

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With Obama’s Win, Colleges Anticipate 4 More Years of Reform

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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The Chronicle of Higher Education – November 7, 2012 American voters re-elected Barack Obama as president on Tuesday, extending the White House stay of an administration that has focused on expanding federal student aid as well as tightening regulations on …Continue reading »

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Bridging the skills gap: Higher ed and businesses aim for collaboration

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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USA Today – October 30, 2012 The unemployment rate is the No. 1 talking point this election cycle and understandably so. The September unemployment rate was 7.8%, dropping below 8% in a year that has seen rates hover around 8.1% …Continue reading »

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Employers seek skilled trade workers

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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USA Today – October 20, 2012 As a young child, Grady Knight had an aptitude for taking things apart. He may not have necessarily put them back together, but what he did construct was an understanding that he was a …Continue reading »

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Labor secretary: Work force undertrained

Thursday, September 13, 2012

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The Detroit News – September 11, 2012 The U.S. labor secretary sounded the alarm on training workers for the new economy in an address Monday to a meeting of Michigan work force development specialists. “If current trends continue, the next generation of …Continue reading »

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California, Labor Day 2012: Why California Employers Remain Reluctant to Hire

Thursday, August 30, 2012

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Fox&Hounds – August 29, 2012 As we head into Labor Day 2012, California is better off in several ways than it was the previous four Labor Days. Payroll job growth has continued steadily over the past year. The most recent …Continue reading »

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Employers post most jobs in 4 years

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Los Angeles Daily News – August 7, 2012 U.S. employers posted the most job openings in four years in June, a positive sign that hiring may pick up. The Labor Department said Tuesday job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted …Continue reading »

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