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There are now more job openings than unemployed workers in the US
The Hill ^ | 06/05/18 | Aris Folley

Posted on 06/05/2018 4:37:33 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

There are now more job vacancies than unemployed workers to fill them in the U.S. for the first time since 2000.

Data released on Tuesday by the Labor Department showed a record 6.7 million job openings in the U.S. in April, a slight increase from 6.63 million in March.

The data also showed just 6.35 million workers categorized as unemployed, down from 6.59 million in March.

“Never before have we had an economy where the number of open jobs exceeds the number of job seekers,” Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said, according to the LA Times. “This administration is committed to ensuring that all Americans have the necessary skills to access good, family-sustaining jobs.”

The manufacturing of long-lasting durable goods, including airplanes and machinery, saw some of the biggest increases in job vacancies in April, in addition to the information sector.

The business-services industry saw more openings than any other industry with 1.3 million in April. And the health care and social services industry trailed behind with 1.2 million openings combined in April.

The Labor Department categorizes people as employed if they received any paid work during the week the monthly survey was conducted, which includes part-time and temporary work.

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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: employment; jobs; maga; trump; winning
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To: proxy_user

I’d like to see more licensed degreed tech jobs just to put an end to the corporate-India lie that there aren’t people in America qualified to do the work. It would also help job norm the salaries in the industry so that contractors aren’t getting only $15 an hour with 20 years experience for a $25-30/hour job.

Microsoft lost a lawsuit because they were directing contractors as if they were regular employees (but paid far less) and eventually had to hire them and pay them the difference in back pay.


21 posted on 06/05/2018 6:08:57 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it?)
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To: proxy_user

I wouldn’t go the licensed protectionist route for all jobs but when the employers are going to lie to congress to depress wages in the industry and rake in billions, something need to be done.


22 posted on 06/05/2018 6:12:07 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it?)
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To: proxy_user

Pay more.


23 posted on 06/05/2018 6:18:20 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: House Atreides

Out of the wagon. I dont feel like working but I do because that’s what is required. Disability is a scam 95 percent of the time.


24 posted on 06/05/2018 6:24:16 PM PDT by wgmalabama (The government murdered Robert LaVoy Finicum - what makes you think you are not next?)
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To: proxy_user

Pay more. Free market and all. That’s easy. Wages have stagnated.


25 posted on 06/05/2018 6:25:22 PM PDT by wgmalabama (The government murdered Robert LaVoy Finicum - what makes you think you are not next?)
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To: proxy_user

I remember before the H1-B boom, there was this thing called “training.” Back when CHRis only got 20x the average worker’s pay, not 100x...


26 posted on 06/05/2018 7:56:24 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: VideoPaul

Thx. For being a good person and doing what’s needed. Bravo. Live life!


27 posted on 06/05/2018 8:14:07 PM PDT by wgmalabama (The government murdered Robert LaVoy Finicum - what makes you think you are not next?)
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To: yesthatjallen
% employed to population 16 years-old and up from BLS.


28 posted on 06/05/2018 8:14:35 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: VideoPaul

God bless....and CONTINUE to keep you!

What a wonderful story you have. You have overcome NUMEROUS obstacles and have proven the naysayers so wrong!

God has great plans for you...to bless your dear daughter’s... and many other lives.


29 posted on 06/05/2018 8:18:32 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: proxy_user; grey_whiskers

Companies used to train. I got my start in a company training program, they used to do this, and eventually worked my way into a senior position in a field usually restricted to degreed professionals. I don’t consider myself that much smarter than the average bear. People are entirely capable of learning on the job. That used to be the norm. I’ve also seen the effects of H1B; most of them I liked, but their availability did in fact keep wages flat for years and years.


30 posted on 06/05/2018 8:57:43 PM PDT by marron
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To: Chickensoup

In a lot of hospitals its rare to see an American nurse or doctor. It isn’t for lack of American who want to be nurses and doctors.


31 posted on 06/05/2018 9:01:10 PM PDT by marron
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To: yesthatjallen

So much for Obama’s “New Norms”....


32 posted on 06/06/2018 3:19:17 AM PDT by trebb (Too many "Conservatives" who think their opinions outweigh reality these days...)
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To: marron

it is rare because the powers that be in nursing and medicine artificially control the output, and are working to create systems with expendable and cheap labor.


33 posted on 06/06/2018 5:40:43 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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