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Realty sector In India / 18-20% job losses in 12 months
Slower pace of approvals has broken the cycle of sales and cash flow, ultimately resulting in job losses Continue reading
At least five types of work will disappear after ten years, another five in danger
Some new research from Canadian job search board Workopolis suggests, as you might think, that when the world changes, so do the types of jobs that are in demand. Continue reading
Japan / The new grads job market
University students and others set to graduate in spring 2015 cannot be overly optimistic during this year’s job hunting season, which officially started Sunday, as companies are generally willing to take on more new hires due to signs of economic recovery but major firms remain highly selective. The employment rate among new graduates this spring … Continue reading
Unemployment in Europe / 26.654 million men and women in the EU-28, 19.298 million in the euro area (EA-17)
ompared with September 2013, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 75 000 in the EU-28 and by 61 000 in the euro area. Compared with October 2012, unemployment rose by 512 000 in the EU-28 and by 615 000 in the euro area Continue reading
France / Hollande on unemployment deadline: ‘We will have to work on it ‘
French President Francois Hollande wavered on Thursday over his politically sensitive pledge to bring unemployment down by the end of the year, saying it would take as long as necessary. The unpopular Socialist leader has staked his credibility on turning around the euro zone’s second-biggest economy and lowering the jobless rate, which now stands at … Continue reading
Job Search in US / Washington, D.C. is the No. 1
Washington, D.C. is No. 1, the easiest city for finding a job. Listings for jobs paying $50,000 and up, per 1,000 residents, during the third quarter of 2013 gave 59 The Easiest And Hardest Cities To Find A Job Right Now If you’ve exhausted all other options, moving can be a smart way to improve your job … Continue reading
Tunisia / Where are the jobs ?
Tunisia’s “Arab Spring” revolution, born out of economic despair, is failing to deliver the jobs and opportunities of a better life that its people long for, and had once expected Continue reading
California / Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to hire 7,000 officers
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced this week the intent to hire close to 7,000 correctional officers over the next three years because of increased attrition rates Continue reading
Sweden / Roughly 70 percent of the jobs created since 2006 went to immigrants
Roughly 70 percent of the more than 200,000 jobs created in Sweden since 2006 have gone to residents born abroad, new statistics show. Continue reading
The top myths about working retail
Over 1 in 10 US jobs is in retail trade. The notion that these workers are mostly young, lazy and unskilled is false Continue reading
Canada / The education and employment experiences of First Nations People living off reserve, Inuit, and Métis
The 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) examined a diverse range of education experiences among First Nations people living off reserve, Inuit and Métis. Continue reading
US College Labor Market / Recruiting Trends 2013-2014
The college labor market is improving, up 3 percent from last year for all degrees. Strong demand for accounting, marketing, computer science, engineering, human resources, public relations, and the inclusive “all majors” group will increase hiring for Bachelor’s degrees by 7 percent. The increase in hiring has been steady but could be better. Continue reading
US / A policy vacuum on jobs?
The Economic Policy Institute have been charting workers missing from the US economy – not working, but not classified as ‘unemployed’ either. As of last month their calculations show over 6 million people of working age fit this category. If these missing workers start looking for work, or are otherwise recognized as being unemployed, the … Continue reading
UK / Almost half of graduates work in non-graduate jobs, says ONS
Almost half of graduates in the UK are working in non-graduate roles, a report published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found. Continue reading
MBAs in US / The Job Market to get a lot worse i
If you’re graduating from business school this spring, you might want to be sitting down for this: the job market for recent MBA graduates looks poised to get a lot worse in 2014 Continue reading
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