Stories Tagged as
Skilled labor
The freelance economy has grown since the start of the pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Dec 8, 2021
Upwork's latest study found that amid the Great Resignation, more professionals are considering freelance work in the future.
Infrastructure plan highlights shortage of skilled workers
Jun 28, 2021
The job-creating infrastructure package is being debated at a time when millions of skilled blue-collar workers are nearing retirement.
Limits on work visas could send more jobs overseas
Jun 23, 2020
Trump's executive order restricting foreign workers could have unintended economic effects.
Business schools raise alarm about H-1B visas
Oct 15, 2019
There are fewer international students, a letter to Congress and the Trump administration says, and that could have long-term economic implications.
Foreign workers with advanced degrees from American schools may have an easier time getting work visas
by
Erika Beras
Feb 1, 2019
The Trump administration is retooling the lottery for H-1B visas.
New survey finds trade skill jobs least desirable among students
Jun 1, 2017
Thousands of high school seniors graduating this month will begin the process of choosing a career, or at least thinking about one. The Boy Scouts of America, through its coed career development program, aims to align those choices with future in-demand jobs. But a new BSA survey produced a surprising result — young people aren’t […]
With full employment in view, who’s still looking for work?
Mar 10, 2017
We’re getting awfully close to what economists call full employment. It means that unemployment is low enough that everyone who wants a job can pretty much find one. So if you push the unemployment rate a whole lot lower, you start to get imbalances in the economy, like acute labor shortages in some sectors and […]
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Low unemployment in New Hampshire creates a labor shortage
Dec 12, 2016
Companies in the state are finding it hard to attract skilled and unskilled workers.
Stopping German students in their tracks?
Apr 8, 2015
Germany's controversial sorting system determines early on who goes to college.
At time of joblessness, some jobs go begging
by
Jeff Tyler
Oct 9, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs in manufacturing are left empty because many people lack the skills to fill positions as machinists or welders.