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1. The Jobs of August.

Subjects
*CAPITALISM, *LABOR supply, *ECONOMIC forecasting, *CONSUMPTION (Economics), *UNEMPLOYMENT statistics
Published
2020

2. State Employment Growth Since President Trump Took Office.

Author

Tanzi, Alex

Subjects
LABOR supply, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT statistics
Abstract

Massachusetts leads in putting folks back to work since President Trump took office in Jan. 2017, according to a review of the last state employment report that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release before the midterm elections. The percentage point change in the employment to civilian population ratio, a gauge used here to determine the relative increase of each state's share of residents who have jobs, as of Sept. 2018, increased the most in Massachusetts, by 2.4 percentage points, since Jan. 2017 to 65.4 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2018

3. Need Fuels Trucking’s Diversity Push.

Author

EDMONDSON, CATIE

Subjects
*TRUCKING, *TRUCK drivers, *WOMEN truck drivers, *TEENAGE automobile drivers, *EMPLOYMENT of minorities, *LABOR supply, *EMPLOYMENT
Abstract

The article reports on the move by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump as of July 2018 to ease federal rules and attract nontraditional drivers such as teenagers, minorities and women to resolve the shortage of truck drivers in the country. Also cited are the required number of drivers as cited by the American Trucking Associations, as well as the move by the government to allow younger drivers with military background to operate commercial vehicles.

Published
2018

4. EAGER REFUGEES COURTED FOR JOBS IN TIGHT MARKET: CHANGING FACE OF WORK.

Author

COHEN, PATRICIA

Subjects
*REFUGEES, *EMPLOYEE recruitment, *FOREIGN workers, *LABOR supply, *EMPLOYEE retention, *EMPLOYMENT
Abstract

The article explores the recruitment of refugees for vacancies in the U.S. The situation is attributed to complaints about worker shortages as many refused to fill undesirable and low-paying positions. Employers expressed on concerns on the challenge of retaining workers. The impact of the move by President Donald Trump to limit legal immigrants and refugees is discussed.

Published
2018

5. View From Washington.

Author

Dempsey, Paul

Subjects
PRESIDENTIAL candidates, FACTORIES, TRENDS, NORTH American Free Trade Agreement, LABOR supply, EMPLOYMENT
Abstract

The author focuses on the suggestion that the love of the U.S. Republican frontrunner presidential candidate Donald Trump for factories has ignored the industrial trends. Topics discussed include the collapse of the pitch of Trump for employment, the effectivity of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between January 1994, and the inclusion of the agenda for the reconfiguration of the workforce.

Published
2016
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6. Full Employment May Be Redefined as Trump Attacks Benchmark (1).

Author

Laya, Patricia

Subjects
EMPLOYMENT, LABOR market, UNEMPLOYMENT statistics, LABOR supply, PART-time employees
Abstract

While the rate's use as a chief indicator dates to the Depression era, Trump spent last year's election campaign calling the measure "phony" and arguing it overstates the strength of the labor market. Trump's officials actually share common ground with Fed Chair Janet Yellen on their support for reviewing a range of labor-market indicators. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2017

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