Job Market Monitor
In the News
Pioneer Foods (South Africa) / To cut 10% of jobs
Local media reported that Pioneer plans to cut 10 percent of its more than 12,000 employees Continue reading
Anti-Poverty Week / The best solution is job creation
Today marks the beginning of – Anti-Poverty Week – in Australia and elsewhere Continue reading
Hired at a Bangladesh sweatshop / The 9-year-old boss
She did that from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., except for an hourlong lunch break Continue reading
Sweden / Unemployment rises again
Over 400,000 people remain out of work according to the latest unemployment figures released by the Swedish employment agency with Trollhättan on the west coast worst affected with a 15.7 rate compared to 8.5% nationally Continue reading
UK / Red Cross launches first emergency food aid for UK since WWII — RT News
Austerity measures and the economic downturn in the UK have prompted the British branch of the Red Cross to begin formulating an emergency food aid plan for Britain – the first the charity has set up for the country since WWII Continue reading
US / In 2012 only 15 percent of black male teens and 49 percent of those 20 to 24 were working
These young men represent a tremendous pool of potential talent that deserves the opportunity to rise to greater heights in the labor market and overcome the barriers that constrained the progress of past generations. Continue reading
UK / Middle-class young ‘will fare worse than their parents’ finds Commission
David Cameron’s social mobility and child poverty inquiry to issue grim warning as debt and job fears create ‘perfect storm’ Today’s middle-class children are on track to be the first in more than a century to be materially less well off in adulthood than their parents, a government commission is expected to warn this week. … Continue reading
Brazil / Labor Market Begins To Cool
Higher wages and high demand for both skilled and non-skilled workers has kept unemployment at record lows of around 5.5%, but that trend may be drawing to a close Continue reading
Skills Gap in BC Building Sector / The industry turns to Ireland
The current shortage of skilled tradespeople in Western Canada is so dire that the B.C. Construction Association is returning to Ireland this month to hire 600 people, said the group’s vice-president. In fact, even if one-in-five students graduating from high school in B.C. during the next three years were to pursue a trade, there still … Continue reading
Tieto (Finland) / To cut a further 5 pct of workforce | Reuters
The latest cuts follow 1,600 job losses in a restructuring announced in March 2012 and completed this year Continue reading
US / A map of the maximum number of weeks of benefits currently available in each state
The total number of weeks of benefits available in any particular state depends on the unemployment rate and unemployment insurance laws in the state where the person worked Continue reading
Greece / Unemployment jumps despite budget surplus
Indeed, unemployment in Greece has hit a new record high Continue reading
Retiring in US / Drops to No. 11 in Global Retirement Rankings
The 2013 edition of the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (PDF), a ranking of national retirement systems around the world, has the U.S. ranked 11th, down two slots from last year Continue reading
Vancouver Downtown Eastside / For every dollar spent to employ a resident, society benefited by $3.32
A report released Tuesday by accounting firm Ernst and Young concludes that labour market integration benefits taxpayers Continue reading
Germany / Poor immigrant influx taking advantage of the nation’s welfare system
The EU says Germany profits from immigration and has nothing to whine about Continue reading
Jobs – Offres d’emploi – US & Canada (Eng. & Fr.)
The Most Popular Job Search Tools
Even More Objectives Statements to customize
Cover Letters – Tools, Tips and Free Cover Letter Templates for Microsoft Office
