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France – Industry Bleeds Jobs
Renault SA (RNO) says if President Francois Hollande wants more cars built in France, he needs to tackle the country’s high labor costs and rigid work rules. France’s second-largest carmaker, which is based near Paris and 15 percent owned by the government, built fewer than a quarter of the 2.83 million cars that rolled off … Continue reading
Chrysler Shifting Jobs to China – CEO Denies
The chief executive of U.S.-based automaker Chrysler says his company is not shifting production of Jeep vehicles to China. His comments follow a series of statements by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign that appear to suggest otherwise. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an email to employees Tuesday that Jeep assembly lines will remain … Continue reading
Canada – Youth unemployment outlook not so bleak says Certified General Accountants Association
Employment prospects for younger Canadians looking for work are not as dismal as widely believed, a report released by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada today suggests. The report argues that the peak unemployment rate among those aged 15 to 24 peaked at 15.2 per cent during the latest recession, lower than the high … Continue reading
JobCentre – It sucks writes libcom
Having been gainfully unemployed for a number of months, I’ve recently returned to take a swim in the shark-infested, soul-destroying, disease-ridden hell hole that is the job market. It’s also the first time I’ve been, ehhem, lucky enough to be able to claim dole. This means applying for jobs and making a fortnightly trip to … Continue reading
UK – Jobs in energy sector continue to grow
Engineering graduates will be pleased to learn that jobs and investment in the UK power and gas sector experienced strong growth between 2007 and 2011, with results for 2012 expected to be similarly positive. That’s according to the recently released 2012 Powering the UK report, compiled by Ernst & Young on behalf of Energy UK. … Continue reading
Indiana CoC – Targeting Middle Skills Gap
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has launched a website to help bridge the so-called “middle skills” gap. Vice President of Education and Workforce Development Derek Redelman tells Inside INdiana Business he regularly hears from companies seeking employees to fill openings requiring more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree and … Continue reading
India – Hiring stronger than elsewhere according to LinkedIn
Hiring trends in India is relatively strong than other markets around the world as nearly half of employers believe the recruitment volume this year is up from 2011, a survey says. According to the LinkedIn Recruiting Trends survey with over 3,000 professionals/recruiters from the HR/Talent Acquisition department, of which 255 were from India, hiring in … Continue reading
UK – Royal Mail’s investment – 1,000 jobs
ROYAL Mail has announced a £75million investment programme for its UK express parcels business, creating 1,000 jobs. The expansion is part of its strategy to grow in the UK and overseas. In the last reported financial year, its parcels businesses accounted for almost half of the group’s revenues, excluding the Post Office, and online retailing … Continue reading
Germany – Employment growth looses momentum but unemployment still falls
In September 2012, a total of 41.8 million persons were in employment whose place of residence was in Germany, according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of persons in employment was thus by 324,000 above the level of September 2011, which is an increase of 0.8%. Employment growth on the … Continue reading
US – Job Growth During the Recovery
“Congress in recent years passed a number of bills intended in part to jump-start a recovery in the labor market from the recession that began in December 2007” writes Linda Levine in Job Growth During the Recovery (Adapted excerpts by JMM to follow). What was the labor market’s response to these measures ? How well the … Continue reading
Canada – Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Recruiters in China are charging $12,500
News that a company backed by Chinese state-owned steelmakers plans to bring more than 200 Chinese miners to work temporarily in its coal mines in northern B.C. has put a much-needed spotlight on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as has news that recruiters in China are charging $12,500 a head for access to these mining … Continue reading
Irish workers – Looking for jobs in B.C.
A B.C. construction industry team got a warm welcome at job fairs in Ireland, where out-of-work tradespeople are desperate for jobs being offered in Canada. At a job fair in Dublin, 10,000 workers came through the door, said Abigail Fulton, vice-president of the B.C. Construction Association. The delegation also set up in Cork and Belfast … Continue reading
Ireland – Jobs for 250, but 60 posts go
TWO firms have given one county a 200-jobs boost, but 60 were lost when a company went into liquidation after seven decades in business. Call centre provider Voxpro and meat processor Kepak made the announcement of 200 new positions for Cork. And 50 jobs are to be created by Europcar with the opening of new … Continue reading
Public sector jobs crowding out private jobs – Sheer mystical gobbledygook writes Krugman
Both Dean Baker and Josh Bivens weigh in Robert Samuelson’s outburst at the New York Times for saying that the government can too create jobs. (He went so far as to call it “flat-earth” thinking). Sadly, Samuelson’s attitude is widely shared — even, at least rhetorically, by Barack Obama. So let me not focus on … Continue reading
Will the jobless claims drop be followed by the unemployment rate ?
Applications have fluctuated between 360,000 and 390,000 since January. At the same time, employers have added an average of nearly 150,000 jobs a month. That’s barely enough to lower the unemployment rate, which has declined from 8.3 percent to 7.8 percent this year. Robert Kavcic, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said jobless claims have struggled to fall … Continue reading
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