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The U.S. Cities That Lag (And Excel) In Degree Attainment
It’s well documented that a college education is a worthy investment for job seekers. But that’s only partially true. What really pays off is a completed college education. see photosCourtesy of Mark...
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America’s Skilled Trades Dilemma: Shortages Loom As Most-In-Demand Group Of...
For the last three years, according to ManpowerGroup, the hardest segment of the workforce for employers to staff with skilled talent hasn’t been registered nurses or engineers or even web developers....
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States That Lead and Lag in Job Growth and Competitiveness
When a state expands its workforce from one year to the next, some of the spike might be related to the growth in an industry at the national level, like the continuing demand for health care. Some...
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How Foreign-Born Graduates Impact The STEM Workforce Shortage Debate
In April, the Economic Policy Institute called into question something that’s been viewed as fact by many for years — that there’s a critical shortage of workers for science, technology, engineering,...
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For Metros With Flourishing Economies, Tech Sector At Center Of Job Growth
Last week, CareerBuilder and EMSI released an interactive map that sheds light on pillar industries for each of America’s 100 largest metros. Hospitals and education in Boston, management of companies...
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Health Care’s Unrivaled Job Gains And Where It Matters Most
In Rochester, Minn., home of the Mayo Clinic, 38 percent all jobs are in health care. In the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro, near the Texas-Mexico border, the share is smaller but still considerable –...
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The Cities Creating The Most High-Paid Jobs, And Why They’re Good For...
Since 2009, nearly a quarter of all new jobs in the U.S. — more than 1.1 million — have been in just five low-skill occupations, according to EMSI’s most recent data: food prep and serving workers...
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Using Regional Economic Development Strategies To Diagnose And Treat Skill Gaps
You know the feeling. A car alarm is going off in the parking lot and you’re sitting there thinking, “When is someone going to turn that thing off?!” That’s what the U.S. skills gap has become to many...
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The ‘T’ In STEM: Getting More U.S. Students To Gravitate To Computer Science...
It seems like a no-brainer. Companies are desperate for computer programmers, and outside of engineering, no major presents the potential for higher earnings straight out of college than computer...
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The Job Market For Lawyers: Side Work On The Rise Amid Continuing Glut Of New...
In most of the U.S., and for many law school graduates, the legal job market continues to be lousy. This has been a big storyline for several years, and potential law students — not to mention law...
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The Industries And Counties Still In The Recession’s Grip
Nearly 60 percent of American adults polled by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal think America is still in a recession. This after the recession technically ended nearly five years ago. Josh Barro...
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Breaking Down California’s Jobs Comeback
Go back just a few years. California was a fiscal mess. It was in the midst of losing almost 40% of its construction jobs and 12% of its real estate jobs after the housing market collapsed (and before...
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Data: The Core Competency To A Growing Set Of Occupations
Let’s try something. You’re playing Pictionary. You select doctor. What will you draw? A stethoscope, obviously. If you get painter, you’ll sketch a paintbrush. Judge? A gavel. Accountant? A big...
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These Regions Have Actually Increased Their Share Of Millennial Jobs
The story isn’t all that positive for millennials in the workforce: scant job gains, more than a third of all young workers employed in food preparation and serving occupations, declines or so-so...
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The Most In-Demand (And Aging) Engineering Jobs
Not pre-med. Not business. Not computer science. The most popular college major choice for high school seniors surveyed by CareerBuilder—the majority of whom already have a career in mind—is...
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Walmart’s E-Commerce Push: It’s Among Top Companies Posting Jobs For Software...
Wal-Mart made waves last week when it announced it was closing 154 U.S. stores and another 115 across the globe. Never mind this only represents a tiny fraction of the physical footprint for a company...
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When It Comes To Attracting Skilled Talent, It’s Texas And Then Everybody Else
Austin, TX. Shutterstock From 2013 to 2014, Travis County, Texas, attracted more new net residents—nearly 62,000—than the next 10 highest-ranked counties for net migration combined, according to data...
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How Our Lifestyle Choices Are Creating New Jobs
The economy shapes our lives, and we—through all the economic activity we generate—shape it. CareerBuilder and Emsi recently released some new data on the ways changes in the American lifestyle, new...
View ArticleFour Careers That Are Growing (Not Shrinking) Because of New Technology
CareerBuilder and Emsi recently released new data on the ways that the American lifestyle, new technology, and increased globalization have shaped the labor market and created new jobs over the past...
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Three Jobs That Are Growing Because of Globalization
CareerBuilder and Emsi recently released new data on the ways that the American lifestyle, new technology, and increased globalization have shaped the labor market and created new jobs over the past...
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