Labor Force Participation
A Historical Perspective of Minorities in the Labor Force
Minorities and ethnic groups have always been an important part of the American labor force. In many instances, grou...
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Labor Force
Although labor-force concepts were originally designed to study economic activity and guide government policies, economic activities are a form of social behavior with numerous social dete...
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Japan's labor force is projected to contract 7 percent between
now and 2015 due to its ageing population, a new International Labor
Organization report said Tuesday.
Like Japan, the labor ...
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Farmworker shortages that have left tons of fruits and vegetables unplanted or unpicked would be relieved under a proposed immigration deal.Thursday's accord includes a pilot program for legalizing...
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Tokyo stocks end subdued trading higher on eased subprime concerns
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher after ups and downs
in Tuesday's subdued trading as the drainage of ...
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Japan will become an ''unprecedented'' aging society in the near
future if the current trend continues and needs to utilize elderly
people in the labor force, according to a white paper relea...
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Russia has been increasingly using North Korean and other
foreign workers in development projects on disputed Russian-held
islands off Hokkaido, apparently for the cheap labor costs.
About...
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Congress' failure to ensure that there are enough migrant workers in the nation's labor force could eventually cost New York agriculture hundreds of millions of dollars in lost crops and hundreds o...
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Minimum wage legislation is needed in Hong Kong to protect
low-skilled workers from employers' manipulation as the pay gap has
widened from a decade ago, a labor union head said Friday.
Le...
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Employees in Japan worked an average of 190.8 hours overtime
without pay in 2006, around 10 percent of their actual paid working
hours, a private think tank estimate showed Saturday.
The B...
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The House approved legislation Tuesday intended to boost the number of highly qualified math and science teachers in U.S. schools.The bill, which passed 389-22, would authorize more than $600 milli...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a fourth straight week, hitting the highest level in 10 months, as bond markets responded to strong employment growth.Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursda...
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Labor Force Participation
Labor Force
Japan's labor force to contract 7% by 2015: report
