Content about Unemployment

October 10, 2011
War of the Generations: (Re) Entering the Under-Employed Workforce

A war of the generations is emerging. Employed, under-employed, and unemployed workers of all generations are colliding in the marketplace. And no one is going home soon. Everyone is seeking meaning, motivation, and above all, money. Be prepared to compete—and compete fiercely.

By Jim Finkelstein, President and CEO, FutureSense, Inc.

October 11, 2010
Waiting for Superman to Change the Job Culture?

Davis Guggenheim’s documentary film, Waiting for Superman, prominently features author Edward E. Gordon’s warning on the dire consequences of failing to reform America’s current education system. He wrote in his book, "Winning the Global Talent Showdown": "If the American education-to employment system is not restructured, by the year 2020 there will be 124 million highly skilled, high paying jobs but only 50 million Americans qualified to do them. If we stay on our present course, many new technologies will simply go to other countries, with dire consequences for the middle class and the entire U.S. economy."

May 7, 2009
$4.3 Million in Massachusetts to Boost Job Training

As part of Governor Deval Patrick's Massachusetts Recovery Plan, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Suzanne M. Bump announced yesterday more than $4.3 million in federal recovery funds to make immediate investments in job training and support services for dislocated workers, low-income youths, and adults in Central Massachusetts.

As part of Governor Deval Patrick's Massachusetts Recovery Plan, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Suzanne M. Bump announced yesterday more than $4.3 million in federal recovery funds to make immediate investments in job training and support services for dislocated workers, low-income youths, and adults in Central Massachusetts.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding will go to the Central Massachusetts Regional Employment Board for the Workforce Central Career Centers in Milford, Southbridge, and Worcester.