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Canada / Mobility for work at highest level
The number of Canadian workers migrating between provinces in search of jobs has hit its highest level in almost 25 years, according to a Bank of Montreal analysis Continue reading
US Job Recovery and Men / The ‘1 million missing’
“Unemployed construction workers have left the industry, either to go back to school, retire or maybe leave the country. They’re no longer sitting at home waiting for a contractor to call them,” said Ken Simonson, chief economist for Associated General Contractors. He calls them the “1 million missing men.” Continue reading
IMF on the Gulf Region / Labor market reform would boost jobs
A new paper by IMF staff says that comprehensive labor market reforms are needed to reorient the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies toward greater employment of nationals in the private sector, improve productivity, and support progress toward economic diversification Continue reading
Liberia / ‘Growth Without Jobs?’ says Finance Minister
Liberia’s Finance minister Amara Konneh said the bottlenecks in the country’s economy as it relates to inflation and unemployment is structural and that growth potential and employment opportunities was only guaranteed mainly through the private sector and service industries. Konneh asserts that despite experiencing a 7% growth since 2003, the Liberian economy still shows little … Continue reading
Australia / Some work too much while other not enough
Australians are working seven hours a week of unpaid overtime, three hours more than the same study found in 2009. Half of the nation’s workers did not take all of their leave last year Continue reading
Mortgage Jobs in US / Over 15,000 Lost in Third Quarter
It was the worst quarter since before the financial crisis for mortgage employment, which declined by more than 15,000 jobs. Even bigger losses are ahead. Continue reading
Europe / The Jobs Recovery Is Always Two Years Away
Is the jobs recovery around the corner? A few week ago, the European Commission published its latest economic forecast. Unemployment in the Euro area is projected to drop from 12.2% in 2014 to 11.8% in 2015. This is seemingly good news. The bad news is that the Commission also predicted that unemployment would begin to drop in … Continue reading
Ireland / Deutsche Bank to create 700 jobs
Deutsche Bank has announced that it will generate over 700 jobs in Dublin over the coming years Continue reading
UK / Nestle to create 1,600 jobs for young people
Nestle is hiring almost 2,000 young workers – the BBC hears from one engineer and the firm’s UK boss KitKat maker Nestle has said it will create 1,600 jobs for young people in the UK and Ireland over the next three years. The food giant says it will also create 300 paid work experience placements. … Continue reading
UK / Jobless rate falls to three-year low
The unemployment rate fell to 7.6%, the lowest rate in more than three years. Continue reading
Newsrooms in US / The ranks of photographers, artists and videographers have been trimmed by nearly half since 2000
The ranks of photographers, artists and videographers have been trimmed by 43% —from 6,171 in 2000 to 3,493 in 2012, according to ASNE. Continue reading
Gulf Arabs states / One-Million Jobs Gap IMF says
One million nationals of oil-rich Gulf Arabs states may be jobless or seeking careers in a bloated public sector by 2018 unless measures are taken to create more private sector jobs, the International Monetary Fund said Continue reading
US / International students supported 313,000 jobs in the 2012-2013 academic year
International students in the United States and their families supported 313,000 jobs and contributed US$24 billion to the economy in the 2012-2013 academic year according to the latest estimates by NAFSA: Association of International Educators Continue reading
Women in Turkey / Employment on the rise in urban areas
Some 1.5 million new jobs have been created in the last four years for women in non-agricultural sectors in urban areas, according to an employment report released by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) yesterday. While some 3.4 million women worked in non-agricultural sectors in June 2009, this number increased to around 4.9 … Continue reading
Australia / Unemployment rate at 5.7 per cent, from from 5.6, as participation rate remains seven-year low
The ABS has revised September’s jobless figure from 5.6 per cent to 5.7 per cent, meaning the jobless rate has held effectively held steady for the past two months Continue reading
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