On October 10, 2007 in an article entitled “Effort to Curb Illegal Worker’s Hiring Blocked” the Washington Post reported that overall, 7.2 million illegal immigrants account for at least 10 percent of low skilled U.S. workers and that 5 percent of the total U.S. workforce is unauthorized. The figures were cited from the Pew Hispanic Center.Solving this problem of illegal immigrants is simple as Congress discussed recently with the minimum wage bill. They told us raising the minimum wage will reduce employment by raising operating costs, which forces...
Friday, 12 October 2007
Service Jobs - Skills
Posted on 12:37 by Unknown
It is important to pause at this juncture to consider occupational education and training requirements. I have referred to jobs requiring college degree training or jobs requiring professional education and training skills. It might appear these are my terms, but that is not correct. The busy folks at BLS have many people assigned to study the more than 700___________________________________________________________Educational Training and Skills Categories1. First Professional Degree-Entry into a job in this skill category requires 2 to 4 years...
Monday, 1 October 2007
The Great Engine of Employment- Part II
Posted on 11:00 by Unknown
Recently I was in a rural area of Michigan and stopped at a small out of the way place to buy a soda. As I paid I noticed a yellow sign about 8 ½ by 11 behind the clerk on the wall. It read “Licensed Minnow Dealer.” I asked the clerk if there was any special information he had to know to secure that license? Did he have to go to class to learn about minnow care, or pass a test to assure minnow competence, before he could get that license? He groaned a slow groan. “Noooooo. The governor is desperate for money. It’s just another tax.”The minnow tax...
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