Jobs

The Painful Reality Of Long-Term Unemployment

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:29:27 +0000

A recent study from Northeastern University reveals a crippling catch- 22 for the long-term unemployed. Matthew O’Brien is an associate editor at The Atlantic who recently took a look at the date and wrote about the gloomy prospects for people who’ve been too long without work.

The Young And The Jobless

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:52:17 +0000

The International Labor Organization – or ILO -- announced last week that global unemployment has dipped to its lowest level since December 2008. However, the numbers don’t look nearly as promising for young people. An estimated 75 million people in the 15-to-24 range will be unemployed this year. The ILO warns that if these trends continue, a generation will be scarred by economic disadvantage. Mona Mourshed is Education Director for the McKinsey Center for Government , which is studying youth unemployment. Mona is co-author of the McKinsey report: “Education to Employment: Designing a System That Works.”

"Which One's Worse?" The Worst Jobs We've Ever Had.

Logan Shannon — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:22:40 +0000

I was so inspired by today's segment on Micro-tasking and the practice of doing mind numbing work over the internet for pennies, I thought I would interview the Word of Mouth team to see which of their worst jobs could go head to head with being an Amazon Mechanical Turk. It's a little game I like to call: Which One's Worse?

So without further ado, here's what I found out my colleagues used to do before they found their groove in public radio:

Micro-Tasking: The New Digital Sweatshop?

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:21:00 +0000

Every day, the internet is inundated with more information, and more data to be to be categorized, organized, scrubbed, and filed away in a timely manner. Millions of miniscule tasks need to be performed each day to keep things running smoothly. Computers can do some of this mind-numbing work; other tasks are done piecemeal by hundreds of thousands of people for almost no money; Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace for this kind of work. Ellen Cushing is staff writer for The East Bay Express, she wrote about the work called “micro-tasking,” which pays a pittance, drawing comparisons to working in a sweatshop.

New Hampshire Native Skates With Disney

Zach Nugent — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:40:23 +0000

Earlier this month, “Disney on Ice” glided into Manchester’s Verizon Wireless Arena with a parade of princesses, Peter Pans, and talking mice on skates. We sent Word of Mouth producer Zach Nugent to meet a cast member with New Hampshire roots. Zach arrived a few hours before the show and managed to get in a little bit of ice time.

The 10 Best NH Employers

Virginia Prescott — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:13:28 +0000

Some employers are willing to try anything to incentivize employees to work harder and increase productivity. But what exactly are employees looking for in a job these days, aside from the pay? Business NH Magazine's annual competition identifies the top ten best New Hampshire companies to work for and what makes them so great. Matthew Mowry is editor for Business NH Magazine and he joins us to talk about who came out on top.

Young Adult Employment In N.H. Booming, But How Good Are The Jobs?

Michael Brindley — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:05:37 +0000

Seventy-two percent of young adults age 20 to 24 in the Granite State had a job last year. That’s according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Youth and Work report.

Businesses To Educators: More STEM Grads Now

Sam Evans-Brown — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:41:34 +0000

Higher Education officials and Business leaders gathered for a forum today on how to increase the number of New Hampshire STEM graduates – that’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. But while it was Community Colleges and Universities talking about the issue today, the lack of interest in STEM is a problem at every level of the American education system.

Infographic! Are Granite Staters Better Off Now Than Four Years Ago?

Emily Corwin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:33:53 +0000

Are you better off now than you were four years ago? StateImpact New Hampshire looks at key economic indicators to understand how Granite Staters are doing. And it's not the same for everyone. If you're a business consultant, construction worker, nurse or public servant -- come see how you fit into the puzzle, and share your thoughts -- at StateImpact New Hampshire.

Our "Issues of the Week" series - Part 1: Jobs

Laura Knoy — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000

We kick off our "Issues of the Week" series by looking at where the candidates for Governor, Congress and President stand on the issue of Jobs

Education and Revenue Key to Dem Gov. Candidates' Job Plans

Amanda Loder — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:40:00 +0000

StateImpact's Amanda Loder discusses the economic proposals of main Democratic gubernatorial contenders Jackie Cilley and Maggie Hassan with Morning Edition host Rick Ganley.

Tax Reform Focus of GOP Gov. Candidates' Job Plans

Amanda Loder — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:32:28 +0000

StateImpact's Amanda Loder discusses the economic proposals of Republican gubernatorial contenders Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith with Morning Edition host Rick Ganley.

Would A Modest Economic Revival Lure Coos Young Adults Back Home?

Emily Corwin — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:34:12 +0000

Eighty-one percent of Coos County’s 2009 high school graduates say they don’t see job opportunities for themselves at home. And, more than 60 percent say they see those opportunities getting scarcer. That's according to the most recent survey results from the Carsey Institute's 10-year Coos Youth Study, published this week.

Unemployment Numbers for May Hold Steady

Todd Bookman — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:38:20 +0000

Twenty-three hundred jobs were added to New Hampshire payrolls between April and May, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains stuck at 5%.

There was good news for Coos County: the North Country’s rate dipped below 8% for the first time this year.

Grafton County has the State’s lowest unemployment at 4.1%.

All in all, the data met expectations, says Bob Cote, a researcher with NH Employment Security.

Has The Stimulus Worked? The Debate Over Job Creation In NH Continues

Amanda Loder — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000

As the clock winds down on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka: “The Stimulus Package”), it remains a controversial–and highly politicized–initiative. This week, Grant Bosse of the conservative/libertarian New Hampshire Watchdog* project