Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
Ireland – Unemployment rate stays on six-year low
The unemployment rate was unchanged in June after falling to a six-year low of 9.7 per cent last month. According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down from 11. 4 per cent when compared to the same month a year earlier. The number of unemployed people fell … Continue reading
US – World’s second largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico
The United States is now the world’s second largest Spanish-speaking country after Mexico, according to a new study published by the prestigious Instituto Cervantes. The report says there are 41 million native Spanish speakers in the US plus a further 11.6 million who are bilingual, mainly the children of Spanish-speaking immigrants. This puts the US … Continue reading
Unemployment in Europe – The lowest rate recorded in the euro area since March 2012, but 4.707 million young persons were unemployed
The euro area1 (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.1% in May 2015, stable compared with April 2015 , and down from 11.6% in May 2014. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since March 2012. The EU28 unemployment rate was 9.6% in May 2015, also stable compared with April 2015 and down … Continue reading
Germany – Only 15% of employees are engaged
Gallup has been continuously measuring and reporting German workplace engagement since 2001. One of our key findings is that, in any given year, fewer than one-fifth of employees in Germany are engaged in their jobs. Right now, only 15% of employees are engaged and 15% are actively disengaged. This has serious effects: Actively disengaged employees … Continue reading
BBC – To cut hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs are expected to be axed by the BBC as it tries to become “leaner and simpler” at a time when it is facing a £150m-a-year shortfall in funding and growing political pressure from the Conservative government. Tony Hall, the director general, is expected to warn on Thursday that a drop in the … Continue reading
Minimum Wage in Alberta – Going up to $11.20 on October 1
Alberta, one of the lowest payers of minimum wage in Canada, is becoming one of the highest. As part of a plan to increase Alberta’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018, the province announced Monday the current minimum wage will increase from $10.20 to $11.20 on October 1st. When that kicks in, only Ontario ($11.25 … Continue reading
Italie – Le chômage chez les jeunes à 41,5% en mai
Le taux de chômage en Italie est resté stable en mai à 12,4% de la population active, selon des chiffres provisoires publiés mardi par l’Institut national des statistiques (Istat). Cette évolution est conforme aux attentes des économistes. Sur un an, le taux de chômage de mai est en baisse de 0,2 point. Le nombre de … Continue reading
Allemagne – Le taux de chômage à son plus bas (6,4%)
Le marché du travail en Allemagne a continué d’afficher une santé insolente en juin, avec un taux de chômage toujours à son plus bas niveau depuis la réunification du pays en 1990, selon des chiffres officiels publiés aujourd’hui. Le taux de chômage en données corrigées des variations saisonnières (CVS) s’est sans surprise maintenu à 6,4% … Continue reading
Stages en Atlantique – Les provinces de concluent une entente de standardisation
Les provinces maritimes ont conclu une entente, dimanche, pour que la formation des stagiaires soit standardisée dans la région. Les premiers ministres des quatre provinces en ont fait l’annonce lors d’une rencontre du Conseil des premiers ministres de l’Atlantique, à Charlottetown. Selon le communiqué du conseil, il s’agit de la première entente du genre au … Continue reading
IT Skills Gap – IT leaders and professionals agree it is real
IT Leaders and IT Professionals Agree the Skills Gap Is Real and Impacts Their Organization The large majority of IT leaders and IT professionals believe the IT skills gap is real [Fig. 1]. Additionally, 60 percent of IT leaders say the IT skills gap moderately to severely impacts their organization, compared to 45 percent of … Continue reading
Microsoft – To cut 1200 jobs
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Monday it will hand over its display advertising business to AOL Inc and sell some map-generating technology to ride-hailing app company Uber, as it slims down its money-losing online operations. The moves mean Microsoft will focus on its growing search advertising business based on its Bing search engine, and displaying … Continue reading
CV Lies – A new Google Docs update let employers see editing history
Due to the high stakes at play many choose to copy other people’s CVs or use web-based examples to get them started. A recent survey by Marketing Minds found that 69% of respondents find it difficult to communicate in the written form and 25% of those questioned had paid for a professional to write their … Continue reading
Recruiters and Instagram – Getting more job applicants
Recently, I did an experiment on Instagram to find out its potential as a recruiting tool. The test revealed that encouraging your Instagram followers to consider working for your company can do two important things: Increase the likelihood of a candidate applying to your job. Get an otherwise passive candidate to check out your jobs. Given 70% of … Continue reading
SA – Youth unemployment has worsened since 2008
YOUTH unemployment deteriorated between 2008 and the first quarter of this year, and more young people have given up looking for work, Statistics SA’s youth labour market report showed on Monday. Of the approximately 19.7-million working-age youth (15 to 34 years), 9.8-million were not economically active, 6.2-million were employed, and 3.6-million were unemployed. The “not … Continue reading
UK – 11% of parents say their children are “too clever” to do apprenticeships
Major findings of the report include: – Parents are the greatest influence on students’ career decisions – Only 40% of parents understand the meaning of a Higher Apprenticeship – 11% of parents/guardians believe that their children are “too clever for an apprenticeship or school leaver programme” – 96.5% of teachers are aware of university as … Continue reading
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