The following is a cross-post from the America Saves blog, marking America Saves Week. http://americasaves.org/blog/353-some-savings-tips-and-our-boston-forum-for-women In life, there are some simple bits of wisdom that become so familiar many of us risk overlooking them. When it comes to savings, “Set a goal, and then make a plan and stick to it,” is certainly one of [...]
BioOhio—Oh My-o!
February 23, 2012 By
Dr. Biden and I just visited DG Medical in Centerville, Ohio, to hear about the incredible BioOhio Workforce development partnership that is helping community colleges like Sinclair Community College prepare Ohioans for jobs in the growing biomedical manufacturing industry. Sinclair is working with former GM/Delphi employees and other dislocated workers to get retraining to perform [...]
A New Generation of Nurses
February 22, 2012 By
We just saw the great things happening in Cincinnati to train up our next generation of nurses. The average age of the registered nurse is climbing. There are more nurses in their 50s right now than any other age range. They account for almost one-quarter of our nursing workforce. So it’s critical that we prepare [...]
CC2C: The Road to Recovery
February 22, 2012 By
As our nation’s economic recovery continues to pick up steam with 3.7 million new jobs added over the last 23 months, America has a powerful secret weapon that can help us fast-track thousands of Ohioans back into meaningful employment in short order: smart investments in our community college system. While the national 8.3 percent unemployment [...]
Daily Gifts of Service
February 22, 2012 By
In-home caregivers provide a vital service by assisting their clients with day-to-day tasks. Sometimes that service translates into acts of heroism, as Gilda Brown discovered one day when her client summoned her to ask if she smelled something burning. When Brown went to investigate, she found the client’s furnace in flames. The client was physically [...]
A Community College-Employer Partnership Leading the Way to 21st Century Jobs
February 13, 2012 By
Deputy Secretary Harris tours AvL Technologies, a company that invented and builds small satellite dishes that weigh only 20 pounds. Click the image to see more pics from the trip on Flickr: http://s.dol.gov/N1 In his State of the Union address a few weeks ago, President Obama issued a challenge to train 2 million Americans and [...]
Unemployment Drops but Participation Remains Unchanged
February 6, 2012 By
The jobs report on Friday showed a decline in the unemployment rate from 8.5 percent in December to 8.3 percent in January. With this decline, the unemployment rate has now fallen 0.8 percentage points over the past five months. An encouraging piece of news is that this is due to people going into jobs and [...]
A Labor Force Built to Last
February 3, 2012 By
Our nation’s labor market posted strong gains in the month of January. The economy added 257,000 private sector jobs last month, exceeding expectations, while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent — its lowest level since February 2009. These numbers show that the labor market continues on a positive trajectory. We’ve created 3.7 million private [...]
Safety Gains Made in Mining
February 2, 2012 By
Miners are the unsung heroes of our nation, providing much-needed American energy, and providing the resources we need to maintain our nation’s infrastructure. I like to say that miners are, themselves, our most important “natural resource.” That’s why I’ve dedicated my life’s work to keeping them safe and healthy, so that they can return home [...]