By Mike Freeman With layoffs pending at tech giant, workers could need retraining to find positions As Qualcomm readies to cut thousands from its global workforce, what kind of job market will displaced employees find in San Diego if they
Hayley Ringle Reporter Phoenix Business Journal Metro Phoenix is seeing its demand for tech workers driving the office market momentum as a new CBREreport ranks the Valley 20th out of 50 markets. Phoenix is also ranked as the third most cost-effective in large
By Paul Saffo The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace. This is not the first time society
The number of people not in the labor force reached another record high in July, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS reports that 93,770,000 people (16 and older) were neither employed last month
BY VIVEK WADHWA With the unemployment rate falling to 5.3 percent, the lowest in seven years, policy makers are heaving a sigh of relief. Indeed, with the technology boom in progress, there is a lot to be optimistic about. Manufacturing will
George Anders Contributor In less than two years Slack Technologies has become one of the most glistening of tech’s ten-digit “unicorn” startups, boasting 1.1 million users and a private market valuation of $2.8 billion. If you’ve used Slack’s team-based messaging software, you
By STEVE LOHR After Paul Minton graduated from college, he worked as a waiter, but always felt he should do more. So Mr. Minton, a 26-year-old math major, took a three-month course in computer programming and data analysis. As a waiter,
By Michael Bernick Former California Employment Development Department Director & Milken Institute Fellow All things old are new again in summer 2015 when it comes to strategies for expanding middle class jobs in California and nationwide. The policy concerns being debated
Maria Popova The legendary inventor predicts “the acquisition of new fields of endeavor by women” and “their gradual usurpation of leadership.” Engineer, physicist, and futurist Nikola Tesla(July 10, 1856–January 7, 1943) is among the most radical rule-breakers of science and is regarded by
Blake Neff Reporter Tech giant Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will be laying off approximately 7,800 employees worldwide, bringing a denunciation from a federal lawmaker who says the firings expose the company’s calls for more immigration. The firings, which will eliminate about
