Word: joblessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ever been. While few economists expect a replay of the phenomenal 5.5% growth of this year's first quarter, most foresee a healthy 2% to 3% expansion rate for the rest of the year. The employment picture also looks bright. The Labor Department reported last week that the jobless rate held steady at 4.5% in July despite a strike at General Motors that forced factory shutdowns. And even with the summer swoon, the Dow closed last week at 8,598, up almost 9% for the year...
...theory is simple. Long-term jobless peopleare out of touch with corporate culture and mustlearn the nuances--how to dress appropriately (inclass, nose-rings are forbidden, suits arerequired and Fridays are casual), what to say inan interview (even the body language of ahand-shake) and when to follow up the interviewwith a thank-you note (always...
Roosevelt promised--and delivered--"action and action now." His New Deal was an amalgam of "alphabet" agencies (AAA, NRA, WPA, SEC, FDIC, NLRB) and work-relief projects that set the jobless to work building dams, bridges, highways and airports. Congress enacted such now hallowed (but then seemingly radical) reforms as Social Security, unemployment compensation and federal insurance of bank deposits...
...poached hundreds of our point-of-sale reps, signing them to lucrative deals to man its cash registers. Nintendo wooed away our Year 2000 computer debuggers to design next-generation Diddy Kong. In today's tight labor market, such skills are tough to replace. I've located a few jobless elves in Asia, but we're far better off giving up a little on the bottom line to keep our people happy here...
...part of its loan package. This summer the fund signed an agreement with Argentina in which Buenos Aires agreed to give priority in budgeting to primary schools and health care and to strengthen the independence of the judiciary. The agency's deal with Thailand includes provisions to help the jobless...