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Espagne – 5e mois consécutif de baisse du chômage en juin
Le chômage a reculé en juin en Espagne pour le cinquième mois consécutif, de 94’727 personnes, mais est resté élevé, à 4,12 millions, selon des chiffres publiés jeudi par le ministère de l’Emploi. Pratiquement tous les secteurs d’activité ont vu le nombre de chômeurs baisser, notamment les services grâce au démarrage de la haute saison … Continue reading
France – Évolution du chômage en France depuis 2007
Premier chiffre : 2,9 millions de chômeurs Le chiffre du chômage en France métropolitaine s’est inscrit à 10,0% au premier trimestre 2015, en baisse de 0,1% par rapport à fin 2014. Ceci représente près de 2,9 millions de chômeurs au sens du Bureau international du travail. Leur nombre s’est accru de 970.000 depuis début 2008, car … Continue reading
Reactions to June Jobs Report – ‘Certainly Disappointing’ economists say plus the White House
“This isn’t a terrible report by any means but it’s certainly disappointing. The lack of wage growth continues for another month while the labor market’s improvement certainly stalled. In terms of the Federal Reserve, one report never really changes the general narrative and this one certainly does not. We still think the Fed is on … Continue reading
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Job Report in US – Payroll employment rises by 223,000 in June; unemployment rate declines to 5.3%
Editor’s note: While the establishment survey says that payroll employment rose by 223,000 in June, the household survey indicates that the number on people employed dropped by 56 000. This kind of result is not unusual, but it tends to come near turning points. Next months and other indicators will tell us. Total nonfarm payroll employment … Continue reading
UK – Five top tips for implementing flexible working
Flexible working is harder to manage because the way the team communicates might change and as managers you have less control of a person’s whereabouts. This makes us, the managers, nervous. How will our teams communicate or collaborate with each other? What if that person doesn’t perform, goes off radar, spends the day working from … Continue reading
June ADP National Employment Report – Private sector employment increased by 237,000 jobs
Private sector employment increased by 237,000 jobs from May to June according to the June ADP National Employment Report® . Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP® , a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. … Continue reading
US – Lowest-Paid jobs lead wage gains
Average hourly earnings in industries paying less than $12.50 an hour a year ago rose 3.2 percent in the 12 months through April, about 1 percentage point more than wage growth for the job market as a whole, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. This development may be the start of a long-awaited catch-up for … Continue reading
US – Gallup’s Job Creation Index at Record High of +32 (June 2015)
Gallup’s U.S. Job Creation Index remained high in June at +32. The index score — based on 43% of workers saying their employer is hiring workers and expanding the size of its workforce and 11% saying their employer is letting workers go and reducing the size of its workforce — is the same as what … Continue reading
CEO Pay vs Worker Pay – Up 90 times faster since 1978
Over the last several decades, inflation-adjusted CEO compensation increased from $1.5 million in 1978 to $16.3 million in 2014, or 997 percent, a rise almost double stock market growth. Over the same time period, a typical worker’s wages grew very little: the annual compensation, adjusted for inflation, of the average private-sector production and nonsupervisory worker … Continue reading
Job Search / Recherche d’emploi – Jobs on Job Market Monitor – Des emplois sur le Moniteur de l’emploi
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Youth Unemployment in the Mideast
The numbers are striking: almost 28 percent of youth in the region are unemployed, according to the International Labor Organization. In addition, more than 50 percent of the Arab world is under 25 years old. Youth unemployment may be the biggest challenge facing the region, due to a demographic “youth bulge.” Surprisingly, a college education … Continue reading
US Job Market – Confidence strongest since Great Recession
Consumers are growing more upbeat about the U.S. labor market, with confidence reaching the highest levels since around the start of the Great Recession, according to a report released Tuesday. “The number of consumers reporting that labor conditions were bad has now declined for three months in a row, a reflection of the continued robust … Continue reading
Canada – The economy shrank 0.1% in April
Canada’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in April as a large drop-off in the value of domestically made goods wasn’t offset by a slight increase in output from the service sector. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the economy has contracted every month this year. The goods-producing sector contracted by 0.8 per cent. The service sector, meanwhile, … Continue reading
Germany – Unemployment to historic low
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell for the ninth consecutive month in June, dropping to a level unseen since the country reunited about 25 years ago. Also, the number of job vacancies rose to new heights. The current acceleration of business activity in Europe’s largest economy created 50,500 new jobs in June, driving … Continue reading
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