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Globalization, structural change and productivity growth
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAs nations undergo economic development and open their markets, they will see necessary structural change within their labor sectors. One key assumption about globalization is that it will uniformly force economies to become more productive and efficient as competition exerts pressure. However, local conditions may significantly alter globalization’s impact, particularly as it relates to the nature and quality of employment.
Report to the U.S. president on ensuring American leadership in advanced manufacturing
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The United States has traditionally led the world in the manufacture of advanced technological products, but in recent decades global patterns have shifted. The country recorded a trade surplus in terms of such products as recently as 2001, but by 2010 that trade balance was a deficit of $81 billion. Overall, from 1998 to 2010 the U.S. lost some 6 million general manufacturing jobs and now has only 11.6 million such jobs, representing just 11% of the labor market.
Leaving welfare and joining the labor force: Does job training help?
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Beginning in 1999, New York City enrolled the majority of its welfare recipients in the Employment Services and Placement (ESP) job training program. Participants spent 14 hours a week in the ESP program, focusing primarily on skills such as resume writing and interviewing.
Lessons from a state-funded workplace literacy program
Source: JournalistsResource.orgImproving employment and earnings for TANF recipients
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCollege student engagement and early career earnings
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe unemployed and job openings: A data primer
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