Skilled Labor in High Demand,  Low Supply
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Some contend that low-cost labor in India, China and elsewhere is far from the only thing inhibiting job growth in the United States --  skilled workers just aren't out there. American adults rank 12th in literacy among those of 20 high-income, industrialized countries, according to a study.
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Indian automakers are plagued by a shortage of skilled workers, inferior product quality and deficient highway infrastructure, among other challenges.
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Investor's Business Daily - Higher input costs and a shortage of skilled workers tempered the latest survey by the National Association for Business Economics. The goods-producing sector was the least optimistic, with industrial and agricultural firms planning to continue cutting jobs. Still, overall activity, hiring and capital spending have rebounded from a weak Q1.
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The minimum wage rate has increased, but many people in the UK do not get the right amount for their work.
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Rising efficiency and technology are adding work for highly paid professionals while taking it away from low-skill employees.
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By Scarborough, Robert  FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE GLOBALIZATION OF the American economy is a challenge and an opportunity.
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The building-materials specialist bears the brunt of the downturn.
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By Bloomberg News. The productivity of workers in the United States rose at the slowest pace in almost two years in the third quarter, a sign that companies may need to add workers at a faster rate to meet demand.
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The nation cannot afford to waste talent in an era when skills are in short supply.
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The increase was smaller than expected, suggesting resilience in the labor markets.
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Investor's Business Daily - Construction employment may be 160,000 below what current data show, according to a study by Macroeconomic Advisers. The report comes amid debate over why construction employment has fallen only 0.6% since Sept. despite a double-digit drop in home building. Economists attribute the discrepancy to factors including undercounting and layoffs of illegal aliens who don&#39;t file for jobless benefits.
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The single biggest factor holding people like you back from fulfilling their dreams is unwillingness to take risks. Cycles aside, the high-tech job market will be booming for years to come; that's a safety net you should be taking advantage of.
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Mandating an increase in the federal minimum wage is likely to reduce demand for the services of those at the bottom of the economic heap.
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In a new wave of global outsourcing, personal chores are moving offshore, and this is leading to some daunting challenges, both economic and cultural.
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With almost 5 million people out of work, Germany's labor market might seem a manager's dream when it comes to filling jobs &#151; easy pickings from a sea of desperate applicants. Not so for entrepreneur Martin Hubschneider when he needs top talent for his software firm in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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Good news has been in short supply for Europe&#39;s traditional industrial economies like Germany and France. Growth remains weak, unemployment high, labor markets are still rigid and the euro is soaring, pricing their exports out of the market.