“Nearly one billion women and men, a third of the world's workforce, are either unemployed or unable to earn enough to keep themselves out of extreme poverty. There are 100 million new entrants into the labour market each year. Up to 90 percent in some regions are in the informal economy. 180 million kids are engaged in the worst forms of child labour. Put it all together and it is not only morally unacceptable, but politically dangerous” MenWorldYearsChildrenEnoughKidsTogetherFormPovertyMillionsEconomyWorstDangerousPercentMen And WomenLaborThirdsExtremesBillionsEngagedLabourRegionsUnemployedWorkforceExtreme PovertyChild LabourDecent Work Author:Juan Somavia
“About 14 percent of our nation's civilian workforce is foreign-born.” HumorPoliticalNationsBornPercentCiviliansPolitical HumorWorkforce Author:George W. Bush
“When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day.” CountryEconomyNewsPercentLaborEmployedGood NewsBoastWorkforceLabor Day Author:J. D. Hayworth
“Germany cannot get out of the euro. What it has to do, therefore, is make the economy more flexible - to eliminate the restrictions on prices, on wages and on employment; in short, the regulations that keep 10 percent of the German workforce unemployed.” EconomyPercentEmploymentGermanyRegulationWagesFlexibleRestrictionUnemployedEuroWorkforce Author:Milton Friedman
“With both parents in the workforce 100 percent of the time, there's just no way to care for somebody on the side - either somebody has to take time off work or somebody has to pay someone to provide that care. In either it represents a big financial blow, and families just don't have the flexibility to deal with it.” WayBigsCareParentSidesDealsPayPercentFinancialBlowTake TimeFlexibilityWorkforceTime Off Author:Amelia Warren Tyagi
“Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation.” YearsHavensPercentWorkersProductionsWagesInflationRisenWorkforceMedian Author:Robert Reich