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US / Top 10 Auto Repair Jobs In 2013
AutoMD.com today released its list of the Top Ten Auto Repair Jobs for 2013. Standard wear and tear jobs dominated, with Brake Pad replacement coming in at number one, and other cyclical repair jobs, such as Alternator, Water Pump, Timing Belt and Spark Plug replacement rounding out the list. The company also looked at the … Continue reading
Lybia / Public sector employs more than 80 percent of workforce, the private sector just 4 percent
“Libya’s labour market is skewed toward the public sector, which employs more than 80 percent of the formal workforce, while the private sector employs just 4 percent of Libyans”, the World Bank reported in its latest January MENA Quarterly Economic Brief. “Furthermore”, the report continued, “attractive wages and benefits offered by the public sector have … Continue reading
US / Women are suffering from public-sector job cuts
Women are suffering from public-sector job cuts and shifting into lower-paying fields such as retail and leisure and hospitality, as their job gains fail to keep up with men in the recovery. The economy added 113,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department’s monthly survey of employers. That resulted from a net gain of … Continue reading
US / 10.4 million men, aged 25 to 54, don’t have jobs
“More than one in six men ages 25 to 54, prime working years, don’t have jobs—a total of 10.4 million.” That portion of the male population has almost tripled in the past 40 years. What is life like for these unemployed men? Let’s hear from a few of them. Gawker has pulled a few emails from our … Continue reading
US / Self-Employment is down 9% (936,000 jobs) since the beginning of the recession in 2006
It’s estimated that a whopping 10 million individuals, or 6.6% of all reported jobs, were self-employed in the U.S. as of 2013–however, that figure has declined significantly since the recession, according to a new report from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI). The number of self-employed workers is down 9% (936,000 jobs) since the … Continue reading
Canada Job Report / Employment rose by 29,000 in January
Employment rose by 29,000 in January, the result of an increase in full-time work. The unemployment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 7.0%. Over the past 12 months, employment increased 0.8% or 146,000 and the number of hours worked rose 0.7%. During the same period, the employment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 61.6% as employment grew at a slower pace than the population. Chart 1 Employment Employment increased in Prince … Continue reading
US Job Report / Employment rose by only 113,000 in January
From the official press release Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 113,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and mining. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 10.2 million, and the unemployment rate, … Continue reading
UK / Employers are expected to recruit many more graduates this year
Employers are expected to recruit many more graduates this year, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters. Numbers of vacancies rose by more than 4% last year, with the AGR predicting a rise of 10.2% in 2014. The rise reflects growing business confidence and economic growth, the association says. Big growth sectors include IT and … Continue reading
Corporate Welfare / Doesn’t boost employment
Despite its popularity as a job-creation tactic, corporate subsidies tend to redistribute jobs from one community to another, not create new ones, says Milke. Last month, Kellogg’s announced it was shutting down a plant in southwestern Ontario and shifting some production to a company plant in eastern Ontario that had received millions in provincial support. … Continue reading
Tech Jobs in Canada / Big data and business intelligence pay best
Gaming and animation may still be the sexiest jobs in the tech sector, but it’s the fast-moving world of big data and business intelligence that will earn you the best money, according to the 2014 Technology Salary Report. The report is published annually by the Toronto-based recruitment firm Lannick Technology and gives us a glimpse … Continue reading
New Zealand / Many more jobs but wages increase slowly
Employment increased strongly over the last three months of 2013; wages, not so much. The number of people employed rose by 24,000 or 1.1 per cent in the December quarter, Statistics New Zealand reported, enough to offset a migration-fuelled increase in the labour force and still reduce the unemployment rate to 6 per cent from … Continue reading
US / No job creation in January finds Gallup
Gallup’s Job Creation Index registered +19 in January, unchanged from the prior month. This score is a three-point improvement from January 2013 and is on par with the overall 2013 average of +20. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at U.S. Job Creation Flat in January. Related Posts US / ADP National Employment … Continue reading
The Slow Recovery of the US Labor Market / A CBO Report
In assessing the slow recovery of the labor market, CBO estimates the following: Of the roughly 2 percentage-point net increase in the rate of unemployment between the end of 2007 and the end of 2013, about 1 percentage point was the result of cyclical weakness in the demand for goods and services, and about 1 … Continue reading
US / ADP National Employment Report: 175,000 workers were hired by private-sector firms in January
ADP’s January National Employment Report is out. The payroll-processing firm estimates 175,000 workers were hired by private-sector firms in January. Market economists were looking for a 185,000 estimate. The December estimate from ADP’s previous report was revised down to 227,000 from 238,000. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at ADP National Employment Report … Continue reading
Spain / Firing Aid was scrapped on Jan. 1
The 2012 overhaul, which made it cheaper to fire workers and easier to reduce wages, extended subsidies for small companies cutting staff. The measure, which brought the cost of firing permanent workers closer to that of temporary staff, was scrapped on Jan. 1 this year. “One of the most effective provisions of the labor reform … Continue reading
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