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Europe / Unemployment stable with only Germany and Austria with Youth Unemployment below 10%
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in June 2013, stable compared with May. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.9%, down from 11.0% in May. For youth, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.5%) and in Austria (9.3%)
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South Africa / Unemployment rises to 25.6%
South Africa – Unemployment rises to 25.6%, as the number of unemployed people reaches 4.73-million – the highest level recorded since the QLFS started in 2008. Continue reading
US / Theater and Arts College Grads land jobs ahead of tech grads
US – Recent graduates with tech degrees face higher unemployment rates after the Great Recession Continue reading
Spain / Unemployment Drops From Record Level
Spanish unemployment drops to 26.3% after 2-year rise Continue reading
California farm jobs / 73% of held by non-citizens, report says
California agriculture would suffer unless Congress overhauls the immigration system, the Obama administration said Monday in a renewed push to lobby for a Senate-approved measure that has the support of the Golden State’s farm lobby. Seventy-three percent of California’s agricultural workers are non-citizens — the highest in any state — and a majority of them … Continue reading
India / 79% believed young workers accept a job below their education level
Experienced and inexperienced workers across India struggle to find suitable jobs and most end up in positions not commensurate with their education, Randstad India’s Workmonitor study said Continue reading
China’s Grads / Only 26 percent of postgraduate and 35 percent of undergraduate students had secured a job by April
This year is said to be the most difficult for college graduates to find a job, especially because of the record number of fresh graduates entering the tough job market Continue reading
Bipolar Disorder / Cognitive tests predict employability
Patients with bipolar disorder who are not employed despite being in euthymia have poorer neurocognition than those who are in a job, report researchers Continue reading
India / Large-scale layoffs are underway
India has for the first time acknowledged that large-scale layoffs are already underway and the job market is likely to get much worse if growth isn’t revived fast Continue reading
Apple / Foxconn Hiring 90,000 Workers
The Taipei Times is reporting that Hon Hai, known as Foxconn in America, is recruiting 90,000 Chinese workers for its Shenzhen, China production complex in order to meet demand by Apple Continue reading
Jordan / Finding better jobs tops priorities
More than 7,000 Jordanians have so far defined their priorities for the period after 2015 by voting through the United Nations website Continue reading
Taiwan / More than 900 new immigrants find jobs via job site
A total of 920 new immigrants in Taiwan have so far found jobs through a job search site designed for them, according to the 1111 Job Bank Continue reading
Anti-Poverty Programs / How to go viral
A study shows how that anti-poverty programs are much more popular when socially well-connected citizens are the first to know about them Continue reading
Valeant Pharma ( Bausch & Lomb ) / To cut 10-15 percent jobs
Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO: Quote) (VRX.N: Quote), which has offered to buy Bausch & Lomb Holdings for $8.7 billion, said it may slash 10 to 15 percent of the combined company’s workforce. Valeant, which expects to get regulatory nod by early August, said severance plans for the United States and Canada have been … Continue reading
India / Working in Archaeology
India – Working in Archaeology – There are increasing opportunities both in the public and private sectors in heritage management, curation and academics , regional archaeological services and development work both in India and overseas. Continue reading
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