We have an obligation to make sure our veterans are able to navigate this difficult labor market and succeed in the civilian workforce.
Not only are the Chinese facing increases in food and energy prices as in 2008, but they are now challenged by a difficult labor cost situation as wages are increasing at an annualized rate of 15-20%.
First, it has historically been difficult to prove unfair labor practices.
One USCBC survey respondent said his factory raised wages by 20% from 2010, causing labor costs to inflate quickly and make retention more difficult due to an even more aggravated shortage of labor.
The long-term unemployed face an especially difficult path back to the labor market.
Another concern is that women will push the age of motherhood to an extreme, endure more difficult pregnancies, risk premature labor and deny their children the chance of spending much, if any, time with their grandparents.
But it is difficult to inspire Bureau of Labor Statistics employees, for example, to rally around the fact that under sequestration they won't likely lose their jobs, but they might have to stop collecting data on one specific type of job loss.
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Due to the specialized nature of technological constructs like nuclear reactors, however, this is a difficult requirement to fulfill using human labor alone.
There was such an investment scramble that a slew of upstarts from McCaw Cellular to FedEx to Wal-Mart upended the Fortune 500, while labor unions found it difficult to prove their relevance in the context of twenty million new jobs.
In this chaotic labor market, it is difficult to maintain a current job, much less initiate a career transition.
Already, Mr. Abe has quietly put aside for now plans to overhaul a rigid labor system that makes it difficult for companies to shed staff.
"Having been through this I wouldn't say it's taking longer than expected, but it's been difficult, " Johnson said of talks with labor.
She sensed at once that it was not so very difficult to make tar, and her careful labor really did help the tarworks.
Consider too that the labor-intensive process will be difficult to monitor.
When barriers to trade are put in place, the price of work is increased thanks to unnatural barriers making it difficult for individuals to exchange the fruits of their labor with others, irrespective of borders.
The weekly unemployment application data is often volatile, and a Labor Department spokesman said it can be difficult to seasonally adjust the figures during the Easter holiday, because the timing of the holiday varies from year to year.
Strong labor unions and government pressure has made it increasingly difficult for automakers to cut jobs or close plants in the region.
As we have mentioned in previous articles, the European auto industry is plagued with overcapacity issues, but the labor unions and the governments have made it enormously difficult for the auto companies to reduce capacity in order to protect jobs.
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The fact that most professional workers in America do not have full time personal servants makes it difficult to believe we are anywhere close to simply exhausting the demand for unskilled labor.
While a significant percentage of trafficking in Cambodia involves men being lured into forced labor, the advocates noted that female trafficking survivors often have a more difficult time reintegrating into society.
People are angry over the difficult working conditions, including lengthy shifts for crane operators in tiny, cramped spaces, according to labor unions.
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When the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony gave thanks for a bountiful harvest nearly four centuries ago, they enjoyed the fruits of their labor with the Wampanoag tribe -- a people who had shared vital knowledge of the land in the difficult months before.
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