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Ireland – Jobless figures in Cork City have surged to almost triple since 2005
AS THE recession bit, the sight of hundreds of people queuing outside Cork city’s dole office on Hanover Quay, the queue snaking around the corner, over Parliament Bridge, and down Wandsford Quay, became a national symbol of the depth of the jobs crisis facing the nation. The queue was at its longest between 2009 and … Continue reading
US Healthcare Workers – A sizeable increase in those who believe the economy is getting weaker
The Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. healthcare workers, declined 4.5 points to 53.9 in the second quarter of 2012, according to a recent online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Randstad Healthcare. The quarterly survey of 232 workers currently employed in the healthcare industry, which included physicians, … Continue reading
Google – 4,000 Jobs Cut at Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, which was bought by Google Inc. for $12.5-billion, will cut 20 per cent of its work force and shut nearly a third of its offices worldwide, Google said on Monday. “These changes are designed to return Motorola’s mobile devices unit to profitability, after it lost money in fourteen of the last sixteen quarters,” … Continue reading
UK – 1 in 3 firms are maintaining staff but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon
CIPD research reveals that 1 in 3 firms are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon The immediate jobs outlook remains positive, bolstered by employers who are holding on to staff to avoid losing skills despite low levels … Continue reading
US – Hilda Solis – No Community Has Suffered More in Recession Than Latino Construction Workers
In a speech given at the Center for American Progress on Aug. 7th, Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis talked on the subject of job opportunities for the Latino community. After noting that she want an economy that “works for everyone and not just the privileged few“ the Secretary warned that the Administration will continue to ”put pressure on congress to … Continue reading
France – A Second Recession In Three Years
In its first estimate for the third quarter of 2012, the Bank of France said that the nation’s GDP was likely to fall by 0.1 percent in the three months to September, which was in stark contrast to the government’s optimistic forecast of 0.3 percent growth for the whole year. Additionally, France’s trade deficit remained … Continue reading
US – Unemployment Insurance – Cutbacks Came Long Before the Great Recession
Cutbacks in Unemployment Insurance Ccme long before the Great Recession. Unemployed American are less and less insured. Statistics on insured unemployment in the United States are collected as a by-product of UI programs. Workers who lose their jobs and are covered by these programs typically file claims (“initial claims”) that serve as notice that they … Continue reading
Book – Sabotage: How the Republican Party Crippled America’s Economic Recovery
by Daniel Altman. Excerpt: When Americans go to the polls this November, they’ll be looking for some payback. The Great Recession supposedly ended in June 2009, but what followed was hardly the kind of bounce that usually put the economy back on its feet. Rather, in the following two years the economy produced about two … Continue reading
Brazil – GM postpones layoffs decision until Nov
General Motors Co and a Brazilian union have agreed to postpone until November a politically sensitive decision to eliminate as many as 1,840 jobs at a factory near São Paulo. The decision, following tense talks and heated reminders by Brazil’s government that current tax cuts enjoyed by the carmaker go hand in hand with a … Continue reading
Australia – Jobs ads fall 0.8 per cent in July
Job advertising fell 0.8 per cent in July, after a drop of 1.1 per cent in June, the ANZ job advertisements survey showed on Monday. The data places advertisements 9.1 per cent weaker than a year ago. The weakness is most noticeable in newspaper advertisements, which fell 3.2 per cent compared with June, while internet … Continue reading
South Korea – Layoffs across brokerage houses
South Korean brokerage houses are slashing workforces as Europe’s debt crisis and the global economic slowdown bite into their profitability and their trading activities, sources said Monday. The total number of employees at 63 local brokerage firms reached 42,388 at end-March this year, down 0.7 percent from three months earlier, according to the data from … Continue reading
New Zealand – KiwiRail – 181 layoffs over three years
KiwiRail will slash 181 jobs over the next three years as it cuts back its infrastructure and engineering arms. Staff will be told this week which jobs will go, and KiwiRail is seeking expressions of interest for voluntary redundancy, chief executive Jim Quinn said in a statement on Monday… via NZ KiwiRail to axe 181 staff … Continue reading
At the July 163 000 jobs rythm, it would take up to 2025 to recover
What the NYT Says With 163,000 new jobs created, July’s employment growth topped both analysts’ expectations and the meager job gains in May and June. While that growth was not enough to reduce the jobless rate – now 8.3 percent – it was enough to boost the stock market. For investors, the job tally was … Continue reading
UK – Watford – New Tom Cruise blockbuster ‘to create 500 jobs’
The filming of a new Tom Cruise blockbuster at a studio near Watford will create 500 jobs, Chancellor George Osborne said as he appealed to technology businesses to invest in the UK. Science fiction thriller All You Need Is Kill, which also stars English actor Emily Blunt, is to be made at Warner Brothers’ £100 … Continue reading
Illinois – Walgreen to expand – 500 jobs
Gov. Pat Quinn says Walgreen Co. plans to expand its operations in Illinois and create 500 jobs over the next three years. In announcing the expansion Friday, Quinn and Walgreen said the agreement is part of the “Invest Illinois Initiative.” Under the terms of the deal, Walgreen will also be eligible for tax credits tied … Continue reading
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