Tag Archives: Labor

Employers Ban Hiring of Unemployed – Journalist and Professor Mark Tatge

Employers are discriminating against employees who have been laid off for whatever reason. They are told not to apply because they will not be considered. Should this practice be outlawed? Journalist and EW Scripps Visiting Professor Mark Tatge discusses this … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Holiday Work while Claiming Unemployment

Labor Talk Podcast 11/30/2010 More than 16500 unemployed Missourians worked part-time on tree lots, at grocery stores and retail shops, and delivered goods during the holidays last year. With a successful black Friday behind us, businesses are going to need … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

The Nobel Lecture: Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions

Speaker: Professor Christopher Pissarides Chair: Howard Davies This event was recorded on 15 February 2011 in Old Theatre, Old Building Editor’s note: we apologise for the poor audio quality during the first few minutes of this video. Content Copyright: © … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Advanced Staffing Training Institute – Training Solutions for Today’s Workforce

Advanced Staffing Training Institute (ASTI) trains unemployed and underemployed blue and white collar workers in 21st century job search strategies and techniques, including advanced resume writing, interview preparation, computer skills, hard and soft skills, and much more. If you or … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Avoiding The Hatchet Man — Trailer

Hope for the best; prepare for the worst. Former Hatchet Man and author of “Avoiding The Hatchet Man” provides practical insight for those employed, on the bubble, unemployed or just entering the workforce.

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Employment situation worse than government will admit

The official US unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 percent in August with employers shedding jobs for the eighth consecutive month, while revised numbers for earlier months showed even greater losses. The Labor Department reports that over 2.2 million people have … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Unemployed: 34.5% of Young Black Men

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the October unemployment rate was 34.5 percent for black men ages 16 to 24. This is almost 3.5 times higher than the national unemployment rate of 10 percent. UNLV Economics Professor … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

JOB SEARCH

For full details on this comphresive blog site visit tinyurl.com

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

6.3 million people on unemployment; 15,000 People flood Phoenix Job Fair

US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Halt Six-Month Slide -1 percent increase -driven by food and clothes -economist expects it to continue to drop. www.bloomberg.com Almost 5 million in US getting jobless benefits -The Labor Department -if you add the current 4.81 … Continue reading

Posted in The Basics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off