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Europe suffocates in unemployment – The Pravda
In early 2012, many analysts were predicting the imminent resumption of the recession in Europe. Against the backdrop of the worsening debt problems of Greece and Spain, the economic performance indicators in the EU for the first quarter were not the best. Now, the united Europe is threatened by a new attack: unemployment growth does … Continue reading
Canada | Delaying OAS won’t keep skills in the labour force for long, sedentary and stressful jobs
The long, sedentary and stressful hours behind the wheel take a serious toll on truck drivers. In North America the average trucker dies at 61 years of age comments Linda Hall from Vancouver .They are lucky to see 65, much less 67. Nurses work 12-hour shifts, often graveyard shifts, on their feet all day, lifting and moving … Continue reading
Apple | 500 new jobs at European headquarters in Cork
The company plans to construct a three-storey office block next to its existing plant in the city to cater for the expansion of its business in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. Apple has been in Cork for 30 years and currently employs 2,800 people in the city. In the three months from October … Continue reading
UK Job Gap summed up in one chart
Yesterday I wrote that the ‘recovery’ in the labour market was driven part-time and precarious work and marked by falling real wages writes Duncan Weldon. The chart below sums up many of the outstanding issues: Source: Read more @ Our jobs problem summed up in one chart | Liberal Conspiracy. Related article Job Gap | 600 … Continue reading
School layoffs | Losing teachers in Orange County
Ten districts across Orange County have released the names of hundreds of teachers and other employees facing potential layoffs. Last month, districts announced they could cut more than 1,500 school jobs as part of an effort to slash up to $269 million from budgets, prompted by the state’s ongoing budget crisis. An Orange County education … Continue reading
Canada | Job growth set to dry up says the Conference Board
“The trends just aren’t that strong,” Mr. Antunes said in an interview. “We’re still looking at soft job creation.” After a loss of 2,800 jobs in February and losses in two of the final three months of 2011, an increase of the magnitude witnessed in March is unsustainable, the board said. The board’s projection for … Continue reading
Wisconsin | 4,300 private sector jobs lost
Wisconsin lost 4,300 private sector jobs in March, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday, bad news for Gov. Scott Walker as he nears a June 5 recall election. Since Walker took office, the state has added just 5,900 private sector jobs — far from the 250,000 Walker promised to deliver by the end … Continue reading
H.B Fuller | 130 jobs cut
The company will close six facilities and cut 90 jobs by mid-2013. In December, H.B. Fuller said it will buy Forbo’s industrial adhesives business for $395 million as it bulks up its presence in Europe. St Paul, Minnesota-based H.B. Fuller will close the former Forbo corporate and research offices in North Carolina resulting in 40 … Continue reading
Canada | Employment Insurance | Recipients Fell by 6,700 and claims down
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell by 6,700 (-1.2%) to 552,800. The number of beneficiaries fell in six provinces, with the largest percentage declines occurring in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec. Chart 1 Fewer Employment Insurance beneficiaries in February Number of Employment Insurance claims down in February To receive EI benefits, individuals must first … Continue reading
Bodog | 70 Layoffs
After reports circulated earlier this week that 70 employees had been made redundant at Bodog’s UK headquarters, the site yesterday confirmed their validity in a statement issued to PokerNews while citing a restructuring effort as the reason for the shake-up… Source: Read More @ Gambling Online Magazine | News | Big Layoffs At Bodog.
UPDATE- 2: EU growth plan | Target: 17 million jobs
EC aims to boost European job market | Unemployment With unemployment across the EU continuing to grow, the European Commission has outlined what it believes are ways of increasing the demand-side of job creation and fostering a dynamic employment market. Despite the findings that unemployment figures in the UK improved in the three months to … Continue reading
UK | Record numbers forced into part-time working
The number of unemployed men fell by 43,000 to reach 1.51 million but the number of unemployed women increased by 8,000 to reach 1.14 million, the highest figure since the three months to November 1987. Despite the fall in unemployment,the Jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimant count rose by 3,600 in March – the highest total since … Continue reading
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report : Disappointingly Stable
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average was 374,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 369,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent … Continue reading
Some Law Students are graduating with more than $150,000 in debt
Among 195 ranked law schools surveyed annually by U.S. News, 191 reported the average indebtedness of graduating students in 2011, the most recent figures available. Overall, law students graduated with an average of $100,433 in debt, though at some of the schools with the most heavily debt-laden students, graduates faced an average debt of more … Continue reading
Arab world | Unemployment ‘at least 16 pct’ after uprisings
Unemployment in the Arab World will be at least 16 per cent in the wake of last year’s uprisings, according to a top official in the Arab Labor Organization (ALO). Mohamed Sherif Dawood was speaking at the opening session of a two-day conference on labour issues that started in Cairo on Wednesday, titled ‘Employment for … Continue reading
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