North Dakota has plenty of jobs…but ya gotta live there too.
Psst! Wanna job? There’s a place in the United States that actually can’t get enough people to hire.
The catch? You have to live in North Dakota … kidding! Actually its a bit worse: you have to live in camps in North Dakota 😉
Continue reading… “North Dakota: Where the jobs are”
Perhaps comedian Steven Wright said it best:
“I lost my job the other day. Well, I didn’t really lose it. I know where it’s at, it’s just when I go there someone else is doing it.”
They say that the truest comedy is the funniest, and there is nothing truer than the statement above. Steven’s old job didn’t go anywhere… his employer just found someone more qualified, more efficient, or less costly to do it. In today’s economy where layoffs and a bleak job market are the norm, the joke has lost a great deal of it’s humor. But a good look at the data proves Steven’s point — all those jobs are still there, it’s just that employers are finding more qualified, more efficient, and more cost-effective help.
Continue reading… “Post-Employment Era: Humans need not apply”
The program was supposed to train 125,000 workers, but only 53,000 have been “trained” so far.
The story of the green jobs subisdy gets more embarrassing by the day. President Obama promised three years ago that by the end of the decade America would have five million green jobs, but so far some $90 billion in government spending has delivered very few.
Continue reading… “Promise of 5 million green jobs falls short”
Futurist Thomas Frey: It was roughly two years ago, October 15, 2009, when I got a call from a desperate lady, panicking, as she asked for my help.
Being a futurist, I don’t get many calls from people who urgently need my help. Futurists are rarely first responders.
Continue reading… “Why Industries Collapse”
That’s a net gain 6,700 jobs in one year!
Don’t let the Solyndra talk fool you: The clean energy sector is still booming. And even booming industries — maybe especially booming industries — see a fair share of once-promising companies go belly up. It’s unfortunate that the Obama administration once touted Solyndra as an example of the fast-growing renewable power sector, but its bankruptcy is a poor reflection of the industry’s health as a whole. In fact, renewable energy remains one of the few sectors to see consistent growth over the last couple years.
A new report highlights that health, revealing that the solar industry employs over 100,000 people, and added over 6,700 jobs in the last 12 months alone…
Continue reading… “U.S. Solar Industry now employs 100,000 people, grew 6.8% since August 2010”
Post office is the latest casualty of digital technology.
Digital technology is slowly but steadily replacing working humans. And the latest casualty of digital technology is the U.S. Postal Service. The post office is going to have to drastically scale back its operations or shut down altogether if they don’t find an external source of funding. 600,000 people will be out of work and another 480,000 pensioners facing an adjustment in terms.
Continue reading… “Are new technologies making jobs obsolete?”
There are 8.8 million part time workers wanting full time jobs.
The unemployment rate in the U.S. is 9.1 percent but the job market is actually worse than that. The 14 million unemployed in the U.S. aren’t just competing with each other they are also competing with the 8.8 million people that are part-timers who want full-time work.
Continue reading… “Toughest competition unemployed face is the underemployed”
Nearly 14 million people are out of a job and actively looking for work.
All of the economic news recently appears to be raising fears again among some American workers that they’re going to be getting a pink slip instead of a pay check.
Continue reading… “30% of American workers worried about getting laid off”
Most people would choose longer hours and higher pay even if it won’t make them happy.
Money might not be able to buy you love, but it seems most people would be willing to choose it over happiness if the results of a new survey are to be believed.
Continue reading… “People choose higher paying jobs over happiness”
Since 1999 outstanding student loan debt has grown by more than 511 percent.
“I still have student loans,” David Guard, a graduate of Gettysburg College and American University, told Fox News recently, as lawmakers and the White House bickered over the debt ceiling. “I could see an increase in those interest rates.”
Continue reading… “Will student loan debt be America’s next big bubble?”
Louisville, Colorado, home of the DaVinci Institute, has been
ranked No. 1 as the best small city in America.
In the minds of most people the phrase “small town” conjures up images of happier times.When the economy wasn’t in the current state it is now. When unemployment wasn’t above 9%. When people didn’t stress out about home values. When school budgets weren’t under siege. Those were the days, right?
Continue reading… “Top 10 best small towns in America 2011”
Smaller companies will hire a pilot without a college degree if they have enough logged flight time and aircraft knowledge.
Going to college used to be a nearly sure way of getting a steady job. A sure way of getting a steady job was getting a college degree. But many recent college graduates will tell you this is no longer the case.
Continue reading… “Top 10 high paying jobs that only require a high school degree”
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