An age of uncertain work: Americans miss stability and a shared sense of purpose in their jobs
On the surface, the well-being of the American worker seems rosy.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2019
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News tagged with jobs
One in five US Twitter users follows Trump: survey
Nineteen percent of US Twitter users follow President Donald Trump on the social platform, and a majority of those people approve of his job performance, a survey showed Monday.
Internet
Jul 15, 2019
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Tech jobs soar to all-time record heights in Bay Area
The Bay Area's technology boom is so robust that it has reached record highs, but the remarkable surge has also reduced Santa Clara County's share of tech employment in the nine-county region as the San Francisco-San Mateo ...
Business
Jul 05, 2019
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US media sector braces for brutal year for jobs
The struggling US media industry is facing its worst year for job layoffs in a decade as news organizations continue to cut staff and close shop, according to a new survey.
Business
Jul 03, 2019
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Ford to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe as part of restructuring
Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and heavy investments in electric cars.
Automotive
Jun 27, 2019
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Study: Internet perpetuates job market inequality
Recent research finds the internet is giving both employers and job seekers access to more information, but has not made the hiring process more meritocratic. Instead, lower-wage jobs have become "black holes," with intense ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2019
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Cooperatives and social enterprises may hold the key to more and better jobs
Co-operatives and social enterprises achieve employment growth at least on a par with other types of organisation, and also create good quality jobs, according to a new report by the University of Warwick, the Fondazione ...
Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2019
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How much work brings happiness? Not much, study shows
Having a job can be a boon to mental well-being, but for many of us, it only takes one day of work per week, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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New study suggests automation will not wipe out truck-driving jobs
While stories in the media present automation as having the potential to eliminate large swaths of jobs in the near future, a new study by researchers Maury Gittleman and Kristen Monaco argues otherwise.
Automotive
Jun 18, 2019
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Evidence of hiring discrimination against nonwhite groups in nine countries examined
A new meta-analysis on hiring discrimination by Northwestern University sociologist Lincoln Quillian and his colleagues finds evidence of pervasive hiring discrimination against all nonwhite groups in all nine countries they ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2019
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