Equity found lacking in Hub workforce
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Minorities accounted for all of the population growth over the past decade, yet the area's workforce remains overwhelmingly white, according to a report by Harvard University's Civil Rights Project.
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Some contend that low-cost labor in India, China and elsewhere is far from the only thing inhibiting job growth in the United States --  skilled workers just aren't out there. American adults rank 12th in literacy among those of 20 high-income, industrialized countries, according to a study.
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New England's aging workforce could stall  economic development and job growth in the future, according to a report  prepared by Northeastern University's Center  for Labor Market Studies. The report was released today as part of The  New England Council's Older Worker Initiative.
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A $199,905 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development will serve economically and educationally disadvantaged adults who lack the technology skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
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The west is stripping the developing world of its talent. The pressures of ageing populations and the need to be at the frontier of technological change has meant skilled labour is in short supply, so raiding
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Women of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent still face poor work prospects despite forging ahead in schools, a report finds.
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Passengers may be benefiting, but the industry is running on empty.
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Fat paychecks, pensions and health insurance are not enough to recruit and keep employees these days.
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One in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four, according to a study by the nonpartisan Working Poor Families Project.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.
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By Chris Echegaray, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 14--TAMPA -- America is making little progress putting computers and  Internet access into the homes of minorities at the same rate as Anglos.
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By some measures, fewer people are managing to stay in the middle class.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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England's fire services are falling way short of recruiting enough women or people from ethnic minorities, Audit Commission reveals
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American businesses are largely unprepared for a seismic workforce change that will get underway in the coming decade, as tens of millions of baby boomers retire and far fewer new employees arrive to take their place.
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The most dynamic, future-oriented industries are having trouble finding qualified employees.
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'Significantly exceeds previously estimated workforce-reduction target'