Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
China / Civil servants encouraged to start their own businesses
Civil service jobs, once termed “iron rice bowls” in China because of guaranteed job security, now have the chance to break the status quo and seek their own entrepreneurial dreams Continue reading
US / ‘Job-Full’ Recovery begins ?
Today, Capital Economics’ Paul Dales declares that era over. We have officially entered the “job-full recovery” era Continue reading
Australia / Defining full employment
More than anything else in the last hundred years, explanations of unemployment in capitalist economies and the related notion of full-employment have been at the heart of debate in macroeconomics Continue reading
Foxconn / Large-scale hiring for iPhone 5S
A recruitment firm responsible for Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has started “large-scale” hires for a ramp up to build what one source called the “iPhone 6.” Continue reading
Ghana / Mining companies to trim operations by 3,500
More than 3,500 permanent jobs will be lost in an industry that has enjoyed a decade long boom as falling gold prices and rising cost blight the industry Continue reading
UK Skills Gap / Music Skills Academy launches
UK Music and Creative & Cultural Skills have joined forces to launch The UK Music Skills Academy as the first industry-led effort to improve recruitment practices in the music business Continue reading
Eurozone jobless rate Gap widening says OECD average
The unemployment landscape in the eurozone worsened slightly in May, diverging further from the overall rate of 8.0 percent in advanced countries, the OECD said on Tuesday Continue reading
Canada / Some RCAF members at Cold Lake have to work second jobs
Canadian Forces ombudsman says some members of the military serving at the air base in Cold Lake, Alta., have to take second jobs to make ends meet Continue reading
US / Temp agency is second-largest employer
America’s second-largest employer is Kelly Services, a temp agency Continue reading
Canada / 84 per cent believe experience weighs harder than education
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) Canadians believe experience weighs harder than education in finding a suitable job, found a recent survey Continue reading
UK / 13.5 million job vacancies, but only 7 million school and college leavers
During the next decade, there will be 13.5 million job vacancies in the UK, but only 7 million school and college leavers – leaving a gap that immigration cannot plug Continue reading
US / 38 percent adult workers with at least bach degree did work at home
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06202013.htm Continue reading
UK / 75% of Part-timer unable to progress within their firm research finds
Research shows that more than 75% of workers who opt for shorter working hours are unable to progress within their firm Continue reading
US / 21 percent of young veterans are jobless
“The nation’s youngest veterans, ages 20-24, are experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates at 21 percent,” a research says Continue reading
Europe vs US / On vacations, dead last
the United States ranks dead last among advanced countries in one category: vacations Continue reading
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