Tag: Workforce

Interesting stats on part-time workers

November 21, 2012 at 9:04 amCategory:Uncategorized

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John Schmitt and Milla Sanes have an interesting post on the Center for Economic and Policy Research blog that debunks a bit of common wisdom about the long-term growth in inequality.

Their data show that, overall, the percentage of the workforce working part-time has remained basically stable at around 20% or so.

“Over the last three decades, as economic inequality has been climbing, the overall rate of part-time employment (the top line in the chart) has barely changed….The problem facing workers isn’t a rise in part-time work. The problem is the increasing precarity of full-time work”

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The State of Working North Carolina: Policy Options for Addressing the Jobs Crisis

September 4, 2012 at 3:43 pmCategory:NC Budget and Tax Center | The State of Working North Carolina

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As shown in the recent report on the State of Working North Carolina, many families and workers across the state lost ground during the 2000s.  During this “lost decade,” workers experienced stagnant or falling wage growth, anemic job growth in the recovery from the 2001 recession, and the catastrophic job losses of the Great Recession of 2007-2009.  And in the three years since the formal end of the Great Recession, North Carolina has struggled to make up this lost ground—unemployment remains persistently high, with at least three workers for every available job opening.

In the face of this challenge, policy makers need to promote solutions that address the immediate crisis in employment and establish long-term path for building a sustainable employment base for the industries of the future.

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An economy built to last: Obama budget creates job training fund

March 7, 2012 at 1:41 pmCategory:NC Budget and Tax Center

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This blog post is one in a series detailing President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013.

In his recently proposed budget for 2013, President Obama reiterated his call for a national commitment to creating an economy “built to last,” an economy capable of providing workers and their families with the opportunity to secure the American Dream. A critical component of this national commitment is the proposed creation of an $8 billion Community College to Career Fund aimed at providing training that leads directly to a job for at least 2 million American workers in high-growth and high-demand industries.

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New BTC Brief: Technical ed makes a big difference

August 16, 2011 at 3:31 pmCategory:Uncategorized

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A new report from the smart folks at NC Budget and Tax Center provides more reasons not to cut post-secondary education:

“RALEIGH (Aug. 16, 2011) – Credentials, or sub-baccalaureate certificates, help improve skill levels of North Carolina workers while also providing a boost to workers’ incomes and the economy at large, a new study finds.

North Carolina’s workforce will require higher educational levels and skills training in the future, a study released this morning by the NC Budget and Tax Center finds, and it is critical that the state maintain its workforce development system in order to deliver this training and education to the state’s workers. According to the study, community colleges, Workforce Investment Act programs, and community-based and apprentice programs all play crucial roles in structuring workforce policy and shaping the lives of North Carolina’s workers.”

You can read the whole report by clicking here.