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FeedAt age 24, men are a third less likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree
At age 24, men are a third less likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree
A study of 24 year-olds reveals that men averaged 5.1 jobs and women 5.6 jobs from ages 18 to 24. High school dropouts were employed 55% of weeks compared to 75% for high school graduates. Seven percent of male high school graduates who never attended college were in the military at age 24.
In 2011, there were 19 major strikes and lockouts compared to 11 in 2010
In 2011, there were 19 major strikes and lockouts involving 1,000 or more workers, compared to 2010 with 11 major work stoppages. The 19 major work stoppages idled 113,000 workers for 1.02 million lost workdays.
02/07/2012
Job openings increase to 3.4 million in December 2011
02/03/2012Payroll employment rises 243,000 in January; unemployment rate decreases to 8.3%
02/02/2012Productivity increases 0.7% in fourth quarter 2011; unit labor costs rise 1.2%
02/01/2012Gross job gains increase in second quarter 2011; gross job losses also increase
02/01/2012Employment is projected to grow 14.3% from 2010-20, led by health care and construction
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