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Canada green energy jobs surpass oil sands employment

2014-12-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: Canada's green energy sector has grown so quickly and has become such an important part of the economy that it now employs more people than the oil sands. About $25-billion has been invested in Canada's clean-energy sector in the past five years, and employment is up 37 per cent, according to a new report from climate think tank Clean Energy Canada to be released Tuesday. That means the 23,700 people who work in green energy organizations outnumber the 22,340 whose work relates to the oil sands,...

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Gov. Walker: Wis. Tops Nation in Wood Furniture Manufacturing Employment

2014-11-24 18:40:31| Furniture - Topix.net

According to a press release from Governor Scott Walker's office, Wisconsin ranks in the top for wood furniture manufacturing employment. The release states while other states saw wood furniture industry employment decline, Wisconsin manufacturers increased employment slightly, to 4,144 in 2013, up from 4,040 in 2011, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics quarterly census of employment and wages.

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Bay Area nears record levels of employment

2014-11-09 00:06:13| Food - Topix.net

Centerplate has a staff of 350 people working to serve food on game days at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. In September 2014, the Bay Area had a near-record 3.57 million payroll jobs.

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Raising the minimum wage may also reduce employment

2014-10-29 12:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Minimum wages are among the most challenging - and divisive - issues in the apparel industry, yet very little is known about the impact that a raise can have on employment levels, especially in emerging markets.

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