Job Gains Continue, Participation Sags
The U.S. enjoyed its 7th year of job gains in 2016, according to the Brookings Institute. The private sector added 2 million jobs. Government...
Workers with Autism Offer Loyalty and Skill
Many institutions of higher learning would envy the statistics of Minnesota Life College: More than 92 percent of last year's graduates had employment when...
Ageism Hits Generation X
As Generation X moves into their 40s and 50s, they are beginning to feel the effects of ageism, according to an article reprinted on...
Job Development: Not Just a Job; the Right Job
"I've said 50 times in the last month that this is a fun time to do job development," said Marilee Larson of TSE, Inc....
Employment Advisers: Help Wanted
In addition to her frequent comment that "this is a fun time to do job development," Marilee Larson of TSE, Inc., said, "I've been...
Job Growth Hits Seven-Year Mark
September 2016 marked seven years of job growth in Minnesota, according to DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy. The state has added 278,000 jobs since 2009....
Shrinking Workforce a Growing Concern
The shrinking workforce was a growing concern of employers in a Minnesota Business Benchmarks report by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
Employers noted that a...
Job-shadowing Health Professions
Job-shadowing provides an early introduction to health care careers for students from Benson High School in Omaha, NE. Benson High School offers a health...
Head Carpenter Makes Theater History
Jennifer Diaz, the new head carpenter of Local 1 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, is used to being "the only girl...
Manufacturing Productivity Reaches Record High
Manufacturing productivity hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2016. Or, as Binyamin Appelbaum put it in the New York Times Magazine's...
