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NEWS ABOUT: skilled labor

skilled labor stories: 4 news summaries

Despite Layoffs, High-Paying Jobs Go Unfilled

Employers can't find nurses, engineers, energy researchers

Oct 5, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(AP) - In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits. Yet even with 15 million people hunting for work, even with the unemployment rate nearing 10%, some employers can't find enough... More »

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unemployment • engineers • nursing • skilled labor

 UK Immigration Rules
 Would Exclude
 This Man 

Without college degree, Gates wouldn't qualify for visa aimed to bring skilled labor

Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with... More »

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immigration • Steve Jobs • Bill Gates • immigration reform • Gordon Brown • college • Michael Dell • Britain • skilled labor • college graduates

OPINION

Globalization Gives Pols an Easy Villain

Stump talk against free trade ignores real jobs stealer: technology

May 2, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The candidates can complain all they want about globalization killing American workplaces, David Brooks writes in the New York Times, but job losses “would be happening even if you tore up every free trade deal ever inked.” It's no mystery, he argues: "The chief force reshaping manufacturing... More »

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globalization • free trade • skilled labor • pandering

US May Move to Restrict H-1B Visa 'Cheaters'

Demand for skilled labor will fuel another application rush

Mar 7, 08 8:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The US is expecting a record number of applications for H-1B visas—given to highly skilled, specialized foreign workers—and is considering rules to penalize companies that try to improve their chances, ComputerWorld reports. Desperate firms have been known to send more than one application—123, 480 were received last... More »

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immigration • Bill Gates • India • outsourcing • competition • Citizenship and Immigration Services • visa • Charles Grassley • H-1B visa • skilled labor

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