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A new report released found that small businesses lead workforce investment and economic growth. Despite resource constraints, small businesses surveyed reflected a commitment to wage growth, healthcare, and workforce training. The report, “Voice of Small Business in America: 2019 Insights Report,” summarizes findings from a survey of 2,285 small business owners who have graduated from […]

A new global survey reveals that CEOs view a recession as their biggest external concern for 2019. They cited attracting and retaining talent as their top internal concern. Conducted each year by The Conference Board, the findings from C-Suite Challenge 2019™ also show that CEOs feel particularly uneasy about issues including global political instability, leader development, and

Small gestures of kindness by employers can have big impacts on employees’ health and work performance, according to an international team of researchers. The team specifically examined the effects of employers enhancing the lunches of bus drivers in China with fresh fruit and found that it reduced depression among the drivers and increased their confidence

The International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) is pleased to announce that one of Washington’s foremost counselors on policy and legislative advocacy, Lee Foley, will present an update on new and emerging workforce development topics at the federal level. For more than 30 years, Lee has advised clients and represented various interests before the U.S.

At work, it’s healthier and more productive just to be yourself, according to a new study from Rice University, Texas A&M University, the University of Memphis, Xavier University, Portland State University and the University of California, Berkeley. The study, “Stigma Expression Outcomes and Boundary Conditions: A Meta-Analysis” will appear in an upcoming edition of the

Greg Wilson, with the University of Georgia delivered a powerful keynote presentation at the 2019 Workforce Development Conference, in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Wilson helped workforce and economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, workforce agencies, and trade associations understand how sector strategies play a critical role in helping to strengthen workforce and economic development initiatives.

Labor Day 2019 is the 125th anniversary of Labor Day being celebrated as a national holiday. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed in 1885 and 1886. From these, a movement developed to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was

Labor force participation rates are substantially higher for people who have a professional certification or occupational license than for those without such credentials. In 2018, the rate was 87.7 percent for workers who had such credentials, compared with 57.8 percent for those without them. In addition, people with certifications or licenses had higher participation rates