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Teens May Need to Look Hard for Summer Jobs
To all the parents who’ve been stopping by the blawg lately to read about family responsibilities discrimination: we’ve got some bad news for your teenage children. The Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University has predicted historic low teen employment rates for this summer, despite job growth for older adults.
The Problem
According to the [...]
What Millenials Want Out of Work: A Baby Boomer Rejoinder
Two weeks ago, I highlighted a post by Alexandra Levit, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. In “What Millennials (Generation Y) Want Out of Work,” Levit suggested that the current generation of twenty-somethings “is entrepreneurial and relishes challenging work and high levels of responsibility. They are driven not so much by money, but by a sense [...]
Perverse Economic Impact of Laws Inhibiting Employment Termination: French Government “Gets It”; French Protesters Don’t
Today, some thoughts on employment policy and economics inspired by these recent developments in France:
PARIS (Reuters) - Huge crowds of students, trade unionists and left-wing politicians took to the streets across France on Saturday to press the conservative government to scrap a new law they fear will erode job security for young workers.
The protesters demanded [...]
Unemployed or Looking to Change Jobs? Some Hopeful Job Market News and Interview Tips
Looking over my latest e-clippings, I found I had saved a number of items about signs of a job market healthier in many respects than some may fear, and also some with practical tips useful to job seekers.
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Job Market Looking Up for Employees; Economic Consequences Mixed
Good economic news often seems to be bad news on Wall Street. As reported by the Washington Post, last month’s good unemployment and employment stats, while obviously good news for jobhunters, may be bad news for financial markets and long-term economic growth.
First, the news:
The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in January, [...]
