Acquire Skills, Not Credentials
• LewRockwellDon't rely on the declining value of credentialing signals: demonstrate you have the skills.
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The US Economy Continues Its Collapse
• http://www.paulcraigroberts.org, Paul Craig RobertDo you remember when real reporters existed?
Record 93,770,000 Americans Not in Labor Force
• breitbart.comThe number of people not in the labor force reached another record high in July, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Prescription for Peace and Prosperity
• paulcraigroberts.orgThe question is often asked: "What can we do?" Here is a prescription for peace and prosperity.
Why Do So Many Working Age Americans Choose Not To Enter The Workforce?
• Zero HedgeToday we look at a unique dataset – Gallup's annual poll of job satisfaction – to see what it can tell us about secular trends in employment, consumer confidence and spending.
US newspapers see more bad news, as jobs decline
• https://in.news.yahoo.comIt's another bad-news story for the US newspaper industry: newsroom jobs slumped another 10.4 percent to the lowest level since tracking began in 1978.
The Layoffs Return: Energy Giants Chevron, Saipem To Fire Over 10,000 Workers
• http://www.zerohedge.comIn the beginning of 2015 the biggest threat to the economy as a result of the collapse in oil prices, both in the US and worldwide, was the surge in layoffs among highly-paid energy sector job.
Weekly Unemployment Claims Lowest in 41 Years
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comWeekly initial unemployment claims fell to the Lowest level Since 1973, perhaps distorted by auto retooling summer shutdowns, or lack thereof.
Uber's nightmare scenario:...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Maya KosoffLast month, the California Labor Commission made a ruling against Uber that could have big implications for the $50 billion ride-hailing company.
Intel CEO tells upset employees facing layoffs 'This is the way a meritocracy works'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, EUGENE KIMIntel CEO Brian Krzanich is upsetting a lot of employees with an apparent shift in his layoff policies, which he explained in an internal meeting as "the way a meritocracy works," The Oregonian's Mike Rogoway reported on Thursday.
Robots picking fruit and driving tractors?
• http://www.dailymercury.com, Emily SmithA STEREOTYPICAL farmer might wear overalls and gumboots in 2015.
Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours
• http://news.yahoo.comRepublican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Wednesday that in order to grow the economy "people should work longer hours" -- a comment that the Bush campaign argues was a reference to underemployed part-time workers but which Democrats are al
It's Official: Microsoft Concedes the Smartphone War
• Wired.comAnother day, another company-wide memo in which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella slices his company's headcount to bits.
Weak U.S. employment report dampens September rate hike hopes
• http://www.reuters.com, BY LUCIA MUTIKANIU.S. job growth slowed in June and Americans left the labor force in droves, tempering expectations for a September interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
ECONOMIC SLAVERY FOR ALL:
• Natural NewsWhile we were distracted with the Confederate flag flap, Congress quietly forfeited our entire economic future via fast-track trade authority
Men think they are maths experts, therefore they are
• http://www.sciencedaily.comJust because more men pursue careers in science and engineering does not mean they are actually better at math than women are. The difference is that men think they are much better at math than they really are. Women, on the other hand, tend to accur
You Can Do Real-World Work at This Free Coding Boot Cam
• http://www.wired.com, Klint FinCompanies across the country are desperate to hire programmers. But they only want to hire developers with real-world experience.
California Labor Commission:
• motherboard.vice.comUber Driver Is an Employee, Not a Contractor
Australia's robot-led future puts squeeze on humans
• http://www.bbc.com,Almost 40% of Australian jobs that exist today could disappear in the next 10 to 15 years thanks to advances in digital technology.
'You're Fired - Now Train Your Much Cheaper Foreign Replacement'
• http://www.prisonplanet.comIf you were laid off from your job, would you be willing to train your replacement if your company threatened to take away your severance pay if you didn't do it?
The dollar is surging and bonds are getting smoked after the jobs report
• http://www.businessinsider.comStocks are higher and bonds are getting crushed after the May employment report showed that the US economy added 280,000 jobs a big beat and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5%.
93 Million Americans Remain Out Of The Labor Force Despite Nearly 400K Work Pool Increase
• http://www.zerohedge.com/newsThe reason why despite the better than expected increase in jobs the US unemployment rate rose from 5.4% to 5.5% even as the number of Unemployed workers rose by 125K to 8,674MM was due to the 397K influx into the civilian labor force
US productivity plunges in Q1; unit labor costs surge
• http://www.cnbc.comU.S. nonfarm productivity fell more sharply than previously thought in the first quarter, leading to a jump in labor-related production costs, a trend that could spur a rapid increase in inflation.
Goldman Sachs' 2nd-most-powerful executive pulled an audacious move...
• Business InsiderWall Street titan Gary Cohn, the president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, last week celebrated his 25th anniversary at the bank.
Odds of losing a Job to Automation: Which Jobs are at Risk, Which Aren't?
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comA number of articles now circulating are all based on a 2013 study The Future of Employment: How Susceptible are Jobs to Computerization?.
MP3 of my NPR Debate on Federal Job Training
• http://jimbovard.com, By JimI have been writing about federal job programs sporadically since the early 1980s. Marty mentioned this Wall Street Journal piece I did in 2011.
Russia to use prison labour in World Cup projects
• independent.ieRussian authorities have proposed using prison labour to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup.
Humans Need Not Apply
• https://www.youtube.com, CGP Grey## Robots, Etc
Inane Analysis on "Who Benefits from a Higher Minimum Wage"
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comWithout any analysis or comment, Barry Ritholtz posted EPI propaganda on "Who Benefits from a Higher Minimum Wage".
The Average Age Of A Minimum Wage Worker In America Is 36
• theeconomiccollapseblog.comDid you know that 89 percent of all minimum wage workers in the United States are not teens?
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