BLS Releases New Job Opening Data

It’s not surprising to see which two sectors have the most job openings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released today. Education and health services leads the way with an job opening rate of 3.1% while professional and business services stands at 2.5%
On the other end [...]

Economists vs. the Rest of the Labor Market

Curious if the number of economists have grown or declined with the economy being such a focal point? Brian Kelsey at Civic Analytics was too, and he used EMSI data to investigate.
The following graph is from his blog — his analysis showed that more than 100 economists were hired in 2009.

If you’re even more curious, [...]

Latest Jobless Rates by Education Level

After the latest employment data came out this morning, Sara Murray at the Real Time Economics blog posted the jobless figures by education level. The numbers are pretty revealing.
From January to February, the jobless rate increased for those with a high school diploma (from 11.5% to 11.9%) and those with less than a high school [...]

Federal vs. Private-Sector Pay and the Depth of the Recession

If you polled the average person on the street on which segment of the population makes more money — the private sector or federal employees — most would probably say the private sector. But not so according to a USA Today analysis.
Federal employees make 20% more than a private-sector workers in the same occupation, the [...]

Community Colleges as ‘Potential Saviors of the Economy’

Nimble. Responsive to the training needs of the workforce. Economic drivers for their regions. All these have been used to describe the strengths of community colleges. But let’s throw out another description:
“Potential saviors of the economy.”
That comes from University Business, which has a lengthy look at community colleges in its latest edition. The article hits [...]