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With so many unemployed, why are 7,400 manufacturing jobs open in this region? | clevel... - 0 views

www.cleveland.com/...so_many_unemployed_why_ar.html

industry employment regional

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  • For all the talk about the lack of jobs in Northeast Ohio, there are 7,400 open manufacturing jobs in the region.
    • Veronica Werner
      Veronica Werner on 07 Apr 14
       
      This is surprising, because the unemployment rate would be much lower if those jobs were filled.  It seems that even though the tertiary sector is most important to the American economy, a manufacturing job is still preferable to unemployment.
  • The number is so high because many workers don't have the skills that area employers need
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      Veronica Werner on 07 Apr 14
       
      What would be some examples of skills or education people working in manufacturing would need? Would Fordist production eliminate this need, or would it only cause more productivity problems?
  • It's just the old job disappeared as new technology made the old job obsolete. For people to compete for the new jobs, "you need to get the new skills," he said.
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  • businesses, educators and community leaders started focusing more on the role of education in manufacturing
  • manufacturers will locate their plants in certain areas based on three factors: infrastructure, regulatory issues and trade and tax policies
  • Firms will locate where they believe they can innovate and tap into human capital.
  • The most recent recession was brutal for manufacturing,
  • manufacturing has long been the backbone of Northeast Ohio and the nation
  • representatives from local businesses, regional economic development organizations, national industry organizations and even from China.
    • Veronica Werner
      Veronica Werner on 07 Apr 14
       
      The inclusion of representatives from China shows the importance of globalization in the American economy.  This is mostly related to a regional issue, but even other countries are involved in American manufacturing.
  • collaboration among universities and the business community.
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      Veronica Werner on 07 Apr 14
       
      This includes both the secondary and tertiary sectors.  The secondary sector includes the industrial portions of businesses.  The tertiary sector is found in the business people who handle the finances related to manufacturing, as well as the educators at universities.
  • improve U.S. competitiveness, encourage innovation and help manufacturing thrive.
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      Veronica Werner on 07 Apr 14
       
      This article contains information and suggestions on how manufacturing companies can fill the same jobs that are open right now in Ohio.  http://www.automationworld.com/operations/tips-filling-skilled-manufacturing-positions
Veronica Werner

Demographics of Catholics - 2 views

religions.pewforum.org/portraits

Religion

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    1 & 2) The section of the portraits focusing on social and political attitudes was most relevant to me. Noticing trends in this information helped me to understand how religious beliefs affect other cultural beliefs, especially political affiliation. 3) A possible project using this information would be to choose two different religions or two denominations of a religion, compare and contrast the major views of each religion on each of the topics listed, and then give possible reasons for why these views may be similar or different. Choosing two religions or denominations that are closely related but still have some significant differences would provide the most potential for analysis. For example, comparing Catholics and Evangelical Protestants would reveal a greater tendency in Evangelical churches towards conservative political beliefs; however, many Catholics (36%) are also conservative. An analysis would compare this trend with the beliefs of Christianity and consider the differences between Catholic and Protestant beliefs.
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http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/FB_maps/State_Metro_ACS2010_Mexican.pdf - 3 views

www.migrationinformation.org/...tate_Metro_ACS2010_Mexican.pdf

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      Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
       
      The majority of Mexican-born immigrants seem to be distributed near the Mexican border, as well as along the East Coast.  Large cities, especially those in the southern US, attract the most Mexican immigrants.  States with few cities and/or a significant distance from Mexico have fewer immigrants.
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Annual Immigration to the United States: The Real Numbers - 2 views

www.migrationpolicy.org/...FS16_USImmigration_051807.pdf

Migration

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      Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
       
      This fact sheet shows data about the numbers of immigrants into the U.S. per year, which is useful on its own.  However, it also uses this data to identify problems with the official numbers of immigrants that are recorded.  The tables and graphs serve to illustrate that there is a difference between the official statistics of immigrants and the actual immigration.  The problem is because the government only counts people gaining legal status, which excludes illegal immigrants and includes those moving from temporary to permanent citizenship.
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      Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
       
      Note: I could not highlight a pdf, but I would have highlighted "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS_ reports that there were 1.1 million "immigrants,"...However, this number does not accurately reflect actual levels of immigration to the United States." "DHS statistics count "immigrants" as those who obtain lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the country in any particular year."
  • Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
     
    Shows errors in official data relating to how many immigrants the United States receives per year.
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MPI | Data Hub | Maps of the Foreign Born in the US - 0 views

www.migrationinformation.org/...maps.cfm

Migration

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  • and concentration of various immigrant populations in the United States in 2010 and 2000.
  • Use our maps to learn about the settlement patterns and concentration of various immigrant populations in the United States in 2010 and 2000.
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      Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
       
      These maps, individually, are useful for recognizing total immigration patterns in the U.S.: where immigrants are distributed and where they are most likely to be concentrated.  However, a new level of understanding can come from comparing the maps to each other.  For example, comparing where immigrants from Mexico are distributed to the overall distribution of immigrants shows specific characteristics of those immigrants.  It is interesting to see what countries are included on the maps; they seem to be mostly from either Latin America or Asia.
  • Veronica Werner on 16 Oct 13
     
    These maps show interesting patterns of immigration in the U.S. and where immigrants are most likely to go.
Veronica Werner

Fertility and living standards: Go forth and multiply a lot less | The Economist - 7 views

www.economist.com/14743589

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  • One study in 2002 estimated that as many as a quarter of all pregnancies in developing countries in the 1990s were unintended.
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      Veronica Werner on 06 Oct 13
       
      This was the most surprising piece of information because it shows how preventable our uncontrollable population growth could be. If developing countries all had available contraceptives, the world's population would not nearly be so high. Unfortunately, the solution is not so easy. Women in those developing (stage 2) countries would need to be educated and allowed to use contraceptives. Societies that valued more children would need to transition into wanting fewer. Even though many women want fewer children, it will require a shift in culture and society before this is actually accomplished. In many developed countries, this shift has already taken place, and the population growth rate there is decreasing. This gives hope that population growth in developing countries may not be such a problem in the future.
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