Employment

Advances Biden-Harris administration efforts to expand apprenticeships, strengthen workforceWASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced the award of $98 million in grants to 72 organizations in 30 states and Guam to provide…

By Jonathan Barr. Across the OECD, efforts are being taken to boost overall growth and investment. A skilled workforce represents a key marketing chip for local economies to attract investment and opportunity. However, efforts to…

WASHINGTON— Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the automatic extension period for…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million to fund the first year of four, five-year cooperative agreements aimed at developing strategies to assist youth and young adults with disabilities —…

WASHINGTON - Like spouses of service members from other services, those of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen may face challenges when seeking employment, especially…

This is part 2 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor. Part 1 is available here. Ever since the…

Rockville, MD, March 29, 2024 – “Natural supports” are methods of inclusion and assistance that exist in any workplace. Natural supports can help an employee with Autism to perform their job, and feel socially included—which is crucial…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The shifting landscape of post-COVID-19 employment highlights a reduction in the gender employment gap among…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today introduced new resource aimed at boosting the participation of people with disabilities in competitive integrated employment.The Competitive Integrated Employment Transformation Hub brings…

By Paula Garda, OECD Economics Department Labour markets are in a continual state of flux. Workers get employed, leave a job and become unemployed, join the labour force or leave the labour force. The balance of these flows determines…

March 18, 2024                 Ottawa, Ontario                   Transport Canada   The Government of Canada continues to work towards becoming the most accessible and inclusive country in the world. Barriers faced by Canadians…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, is launching today an innovative action plan to expand employment opportunities for refugees. The document not only identifies the…

1. IntroductionThis study aims at unpacking, whilst contextualising, the challenges of gender equality hindering the advancement of opportunities for women within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) domain. It…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that approximately $312 million is available in grant funding for organizations to provide community service and offer work-based learning to older workers through the Senior…

1 Introduction “The new round of scientific and technological revolutions and industrial changes have given a strong boost to economic development, and have also had a profound impact on employment and income distribution, including a…

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Kasey Chatterji-Len, Dan Garcia, and Maxim Pinkovskiy The New York Fed recently released its latest set of Equitable Growth Indicators (EGIs). Updated quarterly, the EGIs continue to report demographic…

© Human Design Studios /ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – The 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) has adopted new standards on the informal economy that will enable countries to collect better data and make better…

Up to $60 million total funding from PrairiesCan and the Manitoba Government supports the completion of the major Capital Program on the Hudson Bay Railway and begins investment in the re-development of the Port of Churchill…

Eligible Hong Kong Residents May Apply for EADs and Travel Authorization WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued a Federal Register notice with information on how to apply for employment authorization…

1. IntroductionPersons with disabilities have historically faced pervasive inaccessibility that has perpetuated their exclusion from community participation . Responses to the issue of disability include the segregation of individuals…

February 13, 2024 Despite 10% of Workforce in Nonprofits, Nonprofit Employment and Wage is Not Tracked in Quarterly Workforce Data, Keeping Nonprofit, Business, and Government Leaders in the Dark Text of…

Fast Facts For spouses of military service members, finding or keeping a job is a top concern. This Q&A report examines the demographics, employment experiences, and well-being of military spouses who worked part…

Fast Facts For spouses of military service members, finding or keeping a job is a top concern. This Q&A report examines the demographics, employment experiences, and well-being of military spouses who worked part…

1. IntroductionWith the swift advancement of mobile internet, technologies including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, and blockchain are at the forefront of the digitization wave. This trend significantly escalates…

TORONTO, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the federal government’s commitment to raising the labour force participation rate of women through the expansion of childcare, employment in the industry has not been boosted nor has…

TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the federal government’s commitment to raising the labour force participation rate of women through the creation of a federal subsidized daycare program in collaboration with the…

Eligible Liberians may apply for EADs through June 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a Federal Register notice for the extension and expansion of eligibility for Deferred Enforced…

Scientists looking for jobs after completing their training may soon have a new tool that helps them evaluate various career paths. The new tool uses a method that was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental…

3.1. ‘Don’t Worry, Mate, Get on with Your Job’: Social Stigma, Employer Confidence, and Open Employment Funding ChallengesI don’t want to stay here the rest of my life. I want to go out there in employment and socialise and talk to…

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE:RCUS), a clinical-stage, global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing differentiated molecules and combination therapies for people with cancer, today announced…

New Features Provide State-of-the-Art Security WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today new designs to improve security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) and Employment…

(Washington, DC) – On Monday, January 22 at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Employment Services (DOES) will kick off the 2024 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) at the Centers of Excellence at…

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Employment Services (DOES) officially launched the application period for the 2024 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP). District youth between…

GALVESTON, Texas - The 147th Attack Wing used an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system for satellite launch and recovery operations Jan. 10, conducting…

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), a federal-interstate water resource management agency, currently has one employment opportunity: Water Resource Engineer/Scientist - this position will remain open until filled Instructions…

1. IntroductionDeveloping countries continuously search for ways to maintain sustained economic growth over time or at least national stability. Nations turn to the analysis of different markets to develop better responses to achieve…

Eligible Hong Kong residents may apply for EADs through Feb. 5, 2025 WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today posted a Federal Register notice on the extension and expansion of eligibility for Deferred…

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  Recommended Citation Andrew Thompson, Shortened Limitation Periods in Employment Contracts: A “Reasonable” Suggestion, 73(3) Case W. Rsrv. L. Rev. 951 (2023) Available at:…

  Recommended Citation Andrew Thompson, Shortened Limitation Periods in Employment Contracts: A “Reasonable” Suggestion, 73(3) Case W. Rsrv. L. Rev. 951 (2023) Available at:…

Short Title: Supported Employment Program Initial Announcement Back to the Grants Dashboard Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) NOFO…

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Better job prospects. Higher wages. A greater chance of staying out of jail. Those are the key outcomes…

The federal government collects an amazing amount of economic data. Several agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Treasury, and the Census Bureau collect economic data, ranging from the stock market activity…

1 Introduction From John Stuart Mill to David Ricardo, economists have long been suspicious about the link between technology and jobs. Keynes (1931) then coined the term “technological unemployment” in his essay entitled Economic…

A combination of crises, including high indebtedness, global inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has left many countries in the developing world without sufficient employment opportunities to…

In addition to individual differences, there were also differences in the U.S. households that spoke the five most frequently spoken non-English languages (Figure 5). A limited English-speaking household is one in which no members…

Carrying your smartphone around everywhere has become a way of life. In doing so, you produce a surprising amount of data about your role in the economy — where you shop, work, travel, and generally hang out.…

  23/03/2021 - Creating an emergency Rapid Response Forum to ensure global supplies of essential goods continue to flow during major international crises is one of a broad range of recommendations contained in a…

  28/02/2017 - The Indian economy is expanding at a fast pace, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. Further reforms are now necessary to maintain strong growth and ensure that all Indians…