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China’s Grads / Liuzhou asks HR firms to find jobs
The city of Liuzhou, in the Guangxi Zhuang region is looking to hire human resources firms to help its college graduates land jobs, human resources and social security authorities have reported, noting that any local college grads that are listed as unemployed can get free professional help in jobs searches from the city firms. The … Continue reading
Australia / Workers clinging to their jobs longer
New figures show people are staying in their jobs for longer, but not because the jobs market is in better shape Continue reading
Canada / Conservation could create 25,000 jobs by 2025
Slashing energy consumption by a quarter over the next decade or so could create 25,000 new jobs, concludes a report by a coalition of environmentalists and unions Continue reading
US / 75 Percent Of Jobs Created This Year Were Part-Time
U.S. businesses are hiring at a robust rate. The only problem is that three out of four of the nearly 1 million hires this year are part-time and many of the jobs are low-paid Continue reading
US / California leads in jobs in science and engineering
California leads U.S. states in science and engineering employment, according to a new report from researchers at the National Science Foundation Continue reading
US / More Nonwhites Than Whites Say Jobs the Top Issue finds Gallup
One in four Americans name the economy as the most important problem facing the country today, followed by unemployment and jobs at 19%, and dissatisfaction with government at 17% Continue reading
Mekon River / Xayaboury dam creates 5,600 construction
So far, the US$3.5 billion project has employed more than 7,000 people, up to 80 percent of whom are Lao nationals. Continue reading
Canada / Verizon’s Arrival Will Cost Thousands of Jobs says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress
The federal government’s decision to pave the way for the multinational giant Verizon to enter Canada’s telecommunications market will cost thousands of jobs and will not benefit consumers in the long run, says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress Continue reading
Vietnam / Youth go straight from graduation to bad jobs
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has warned that low-productive employment among Vietnam’s young population is curbing the youth’s potential and stunting national grown Continue reading
US / Cloud computing projected to add 671,300 jobs by 2020
Cloud computing jobs are multiplying, new data shows, prompting debate over whether the new positions are taking the place of other work or becoming a net positive to employment in general Continue reading
UK / Unemployment Rate is unchanged, overall, but up at 21.4% for 16 to 24 year olds
United Kingdom – The unemployment rate for April to June 2013 was 7.8% of the economically active population, unchanged from January to March 2013. For 16 to 24 year olds, it was 21.4% for April to June 2013, up 0.7 percentage points from January to March 2013 Continue reading
US / Two-thirds of American Workers Would Still Work Even if They Won Millions
Two-thirds of American workers say they would continue working even if they won $10 million in the lottery, while 31% say they would stop Continue reading
US State and Local Government / Rather than layoffs, a failure to hire characterized the brunt of the total job losses since 2009
Rather than layoffs, a failure to hire characterized the brunt of the total job losses in state and local government since 2009. State- and local-government job losses were not disproportionately due to job losses but rather stemmed from significant non-hiring — letting vacant positions remain vacant. Continue reading
China / Are Graduates of General Education Institutions More Competitive in the Job Market ?
In China, the enrolment number in higher education has dramatically increased, 513,000 more than that of 1998, which in total reached 1,597,000. But, are Graduates of General Education Institutions More Competitive in the Job Market ? Continue reading
California’s Teens Summer Jobs / They Face 33% Unemployment Rate
Things could be especially rough here in California, which expects a 33.1% unemployment rate among teens this summer. That ranks #2 in the nation Continue reading
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