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03
Jul
2009
Summer jobs during crisis: one supermarket job, fifty applicants  

1 day ago by Petr Bokuvka

(c) Getty Images The economic crisis struck students. Last year there were thousands of summer part-time jobs to choose from. This year – almost nothing. Last year agencies that seek part-time jobs for students had hundreds of “supermarket cashier” jobs and students didn’t want them because they had ...

The Czech Daily Word - czechdaily.wordpress.com · Rank: 38,242 · 30 references

Are the sick or the rich retiring early?  

1 day ago by Economic Logician

A major challenge of the necessary reform of social security is to keep people from retiring early and in particular getting them to retire later. The big question here is what incentive will get them to voluntarily lengthen their working years. To do anything sensible here, one needs first to under ...

Economic Logic - economiclogic.blogspot.com · 31 references

[2024] Of stimulus may be hurting recovery  

1 day ago by Hafiz Noor Shams

I am holding the view that the RM67 billion fiscal stimulus announced by Malaysia will not be helpful as the market is showing a swing independently of the government spending; government spending has been insignificant when the market is showing encouraging sign of a turnaround. Furthermore, the ki ...

the __earthinc - maddruid.com · Rank: 41,492 · 60 references

02
Jul
2009
U.S. Economy Shed 467,000 Jobs in June  

1 day ago by admin

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today that nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 467,000 in June and the unemployment rate now stands at 9.5%. Job losses were particularly large in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction. Other Highlights: The unemployment ...

GLOBAL ECONOMIC REPORTER - econblog.pecinc.com

Unemployment Insurance Claims Decreased  

2 days ago by Eugene Liu

The U.S. Department of Labor reported that the initial claims for unemployment insurance for the week ending on June 27 declined by 16,000 cases to 614,000 from 630,000 in the previous week. The number of people receiving unemployment insurance benefits also decreased, from 6,755,000 in the previous ...

GLOBAL ECONOMIC REPORTER - econblog.pecinc.com

The Labor Market is Still Down — “Master Your Statistics, So They ...  

2 days ago by jfrankel

The quip “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics” is variously attributed to Benjamin Disraeli or Mark Twain. What should the public make of government statistics, such as the monthly employment report released today, Thursday, July 2, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ( ...

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Four Unfortunate Facts about the Job Market  

2 days ago by Michael Mandel

After this morning's report, here are four unfortunate facts about the job market. 1) Manufacturing jobs are falling at their fastest rate since 1946, down -12.2% over the past year. 2) Private sector jobs outside of manufacturing are also falling at their fastest rate since 1946, down -4.0% over th ...

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Four Unfortunate Facts about the Job Market  

2 days ago by admin

After this morning’s report, here are four unfortunate facts about the job market. 1) Manufacturing jobs are falling at their fastest rate since 1946 , down -12.2% over the past year. 2) Private sector jobs outside of manufacturing are also falling at their fastest rate since 1946 , down -4.0% over ...

India Economy - indiaeconomy.net · Rank: 94,638

01
Jul
2009
How to create good jobs that enrich society: Hire artists  

3 days ago by David Yamada

Finance writer Felix Salmon, writing in the July-August issue of The Atlantic, proposes that we create good jobs and reinvigorate the economy by beefing up funding for the arts. It’ll put creative people to work, stimulate spending, and enhance our culture: If the Obama administration is serious abo ...

Minding the Workplace - newworkplace.wordpress.com · Rank: 174,432 · 19 references

Measuring unemployment with Google  

3 days ago by Economic Logician

Unexpected statistics sometimes work surprisingly well in measuring in a more timely manner than official numbers some important economics aggregates. The prime example is the recession index of The Economist, which is based on the frequency of the word "recession" in the Wall Street Journal and the ...

Economic Logic - economiclogic.blogspot.com · 31 references

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