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Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change. [1] [2] [3] It is a key type of structural unemployment.Technological change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving "mechanical-muscle" machines or more efficient "mechanical-mind" processes (), and humans' role in these processes are minimized. [4]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection; H.R. 803 on Congress.gov; H.R. 803 on GovTrack; H.R. 803, Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act from the Congressional Budget Office; State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations account on ...
There are many domestic factors affecting the U.S. labor force and employment levels. These include: economic growth; cyclical and structural factors; demographics; education and training; innovation; labor unions; and industry consolidation [2] In addition to macroeconomic and individual firm-related factors, there are individual-related factors that influence the risk of unemployment.
In this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate if the federal government could enact one major innovation to improve people’s lives, what would it be?
The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 4.1%, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated that about 165,000 jobs were added last month, based on their median ...
Federal unemployment benefits have been extended due to the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but they're set to finally expire on Sept. 6. More than 8 million Americans will lose ...
The government's broader U-6 unemployment rate, which includes the part-time underemployed was 8.3% in September 2017. [8] [9] Both of these rates fell steadily from 2010 to 2019; the U-3 rate was below the November 2007 level that preceded the Great Recession by November 2016, while the U-6 rate did not fully recover until August 2017. [4] [8]
Active labour market policies are based on the concept of social investment, which rests on the idea of basing decision-making on the welfare of society in quantifiable terms, by increasing the employability, incomes and productivity of economic agents, so this approach interprets state expenditure not as consumption but as an investment that will produce returns on the welfare of individuals.