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Niger / WB promotes youth entrepreneurship to boost employment
In Niger, a country where 67% of the population is under 25 years of age, the problem of youth unemployment and underemployment is acute, given that the lack of job opportunities threatens to undermine the country’s political and economic stability. “You, the young people of Niger, have the potential to become an engine for development … Continue reading
US / BMW / Federal lawsuit charges for criminal background check policy disproportionately excluding blacks
BMW Manufacturing Co.’s criminal background check policy disproportionately excluded blacks from working at the company’s facility in Spartanburg, a federal lawsuit charges. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Spartanburg, that BMW’s policy has had a disparate impact on black employees and applicants, depriving them of … Continue reading
US / The Jobs Gap: Unemployed Workers Still Far Outnumber Job Openings in Every Major Sector
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed job openings falling by 118,000 in April to 3.8 million. Job openings have improved very little over the last year and remain very depressed. In 2007, there were 4.5 million job openings each month, so April’s level of 3.8 … Continue reading
UK / A never seen recession: Employment has stayed remarkably, high productivity – output per worker – has dived
We have all grown used to the fact that the past few years have been different from any previous period in the last century. Output has stayed lower for longer than in any previous recession: in 2013, real national income is still lower than it was in 2007. This of course has driven public borrowing … Continue reading
UK / The unemployment rate unchanged, 65 and over in employment has reached 1 million for the first time
The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for February to April 2013 was 71.5%, down 0.1 percentage points from November 2012 to January 2013. There were 29.76 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 24,000 from November 2012 to January 2013. The unemployment rate for February to April 2013 was … Continue reading
Faces of The Layoffs – A project by Teacher Action Group Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia terminated 3,783 employees Their presence is essential in our schools. The good news is that the layoffs do not go into effect until July 1 — with restored funding, they could easily keep their jobs. Get to know them here and then take a stand to get these layoffs rescinded! … Continue reading
‘PBS NewsHour’ to cut jobs
The “PBS NewsHour,” the signature nightly newscast on public television, is planning its first significant round of layoffs in nearly two decades. Facing a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the program’s budget, the show’s producer, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, will close its two offices outside of the Washington, D.C., area — in Denver and San Francisco — and lay … Continue reading
Philippines / Unemployment rate increases to a three-year high
The Philippines’ jobless rate soared to a three-year high in April even though the nation has the fastest-growing economy in Asia, official data showed Tuesday. The Philippines’ jobless rate soared to a three-year high in April even though the nation has the fastest-growing economy in Asia, official data showed Tuesday. President Benigno Aquino insisted the … Continue reading
US / More Employers Are Planning On Hiring Since the Beginning of the Great Recession says Manpower Group
More employers in the United States plan to hire workers next quarter than in any period since the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a survey by Manpower Group, the global employment services giant. Manpower’s quarterly survey released Tuesday found most employers around the globe were uncertain about hiring more workers in the July through … Continue reading
US / What This Job Recovery Looks Like
If we look at trends over the last few years one can see how this recovery is taking hold. Some of the significant changes which have taken place in the last 2 1/2 years include: Administrative positions have risen by 11% and temporary services have increased by 9.7%. These trends point out two trends: businesses … Continue reading
UK / Jobs Gap filled for women, but not for men
The number of women in employment since 2008 has increased by more than a quarter of a million, a 1.2pc net rise, while the number of men in work has dropped by 70,000, a 0.4pc net fall, a study of official labour market data has shown. The analysis by The Jobs Economist, an employment consultancy … Continue reading
Mobile Job Search (Infographic)
In a recent survey from Glassdoor, 89% of employees who will look for a new job in the next year say their mobile device is an important tool and resource for their job search. Plus, they’re not just turning to their mobile devices to look for jobs – more than half (54 percent) read company … Continue reading
Canada / Total registrations in apprenticeship training programs across Canada declined in 2011
Total registrations in apprenticeship training programs across Canada declined 1.0% from the previous year to 426,283 in 2011. This was the first decline since 2008. Training programs received 97,605 new registrations in 2011, up 5.4% from 2010 but down from the 9.1% advance posted a year earlier. (This includes those individuals who were reinstated in 2011 after a year or more of absence.) Although new registrations have been increasing … Continue reading
Siemens / To cut 1,000 energy jobs in Europe and Asia
German engineering giant Siemens plans to cut 1,000 more domestic jobs at its energy division over the next few years, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported in its Tuesday edition. The company plans to initially cut 340 jobs in its energy-solutions unit in Erlangen and Offenbach, the daily newspaper said. “Siemens is thus reacting to the … Continue reading
Philippines / Gov’t urged to adopt German dual vocational system
Vice President Jejomar Binay has called on the government to look into Germany’s dual vocational system and see how it could help reduce unemployment in the Philippines. The German dual vocational system combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school. The in-firm training lasts from two to three and a half … Continue reading
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