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...
View ArticleAmerica's Skilled Trades Dilemma: Shortages Loom As Most-In-Demand Group Of...
More than half of U.S. skilled trades workers are over 45, and with our educational system's shift to preparing students for four-year colleges rather than vocations, employers are looking at a serious...
View ArticleStates 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...
View ArticleHow 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,...
View ArticleFor 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...
View ArticleHealth 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 –...
View ArticleThe Cities Creating The Most High-Paid Jobs, And Why They're Good For...
In Washington, Seattle and Boston, over 50% of the jobs projected to be created from 2013 to 2017 will pay high wages -- and that will have the knock-on effect of creating more jobs for low-skilled...
View ArticleUsing 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...
View ArticleThe '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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBreaking 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...
View ArticleData: 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...
View ArticleThese 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWalmart's E-Commerce Push: It's Among Top Companies Posting Jobs For Software...
From July to October, Wal-Mart more than tripled its job postings for app developers as it seeks to chip away at Amazon's online retail dominance.
View ArticleWhen 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...
View ArticleHow Our Lifestyle Choices Are Creating New Jobs
Americans are eating out more and taking more fitness classes, driving strong job growth in the restaurant industry and in fitness instruction. Those are just two of a number of fields that are growing...
View ArticleFour Careers That Are Growing (Not Shrinking) Because of New Technology
CareerBuilder and Emsi recently released new data on the ways that theAmerican lifestyle, new technology, and increased globalization have shaped the labor market and created new jobs over the past few...
View ArticleThree Jobs That Are Growing Because of Globalization
CareerBuilder and Emsi recently released new data on the ways that theAmerican lifestyle, new technology, and increased globalization have shaped the labor market and created new jobs over the past few...
View ArticleWhen Students Find Their Calling (And Prepare Wisely), The Labor Market Wins
Americans are bored at work. According to Gallup, nearly 70% of us are unhappy with our jobs and are working far beneath our potential. We haven’t found our groove, or what psychologist Mihály...
View ArticleRock Solid Careers For 6 Major Personality Types
A big part of finding the right career is finding the pockets in the labor market that have lots of demand. STEM, healthcare, and IT quickly come to mind; with numerous companies striving to find...
View ArticleWhat Can You Do With That (Useless) Liberal Arts Degree? A Lot More Than You...
The stereotype may be that English and History majors face poor career prospects, but a search tool we created shows there's a wide range of employers who are looking for liberal arts graduates.
View ArticleWant To Become A Data Scientist? Where The Jobs Are And What Employers Are...
As we consider what parts of the labor market thrived in 2016 and what will continue to gain momentum in 2017, it’s hard to miss the demand for data scientists.
View ArticleMillennial Magnets: The Cities With The Greatest Share Of Young Workers
Millennials aren’t moving as much as young adults used to. Here are the metro areas that are managing to attract and retain large numbers of this vital cohort of workers.
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