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Spain / IMF urges urgent action to create jobs
Spain’s reform progress and a correction in its fiscal and external imbalances are helping it to stabilise its economy, but urgent action is needed to create jobs and stimulate growth, the International Monetary Fund said. The IMF, in a yearly assessment of Spain’s economy, on Friday projected a slow and difficult turnaround from eight straight … Continue reading
US / The Job Report in Charts by the BLS More charts and analysis on …
US – More charts and analysis on the July nonfarm payroll employment numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Continue reading
Detroit / There are jobs on the horizon, but workers fall short on skills
Detroit’s labor force is unprepared for the jobs that may be coming Continue reading
US / Employment increased and the unemployment rate edged down, as previous months gains
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and the unemployment rate, … Continue reading
Job Search / Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers this year
Forty-four percent of nonprofit groups plan to hire more workers this year, up from only a third two years ago, according to a survey of more than 580 organizations by Nonprofit HR Solutions, a human resources consulting firm. Health nonprofits, followed by environmental and animal-welfare groups, were most likely to report plans to hire, according … Continue reading
The open talent economy is doing for work what the open source model did for IT
What the open source model did for software development, the open talent economy is doing for work Continue reading
US / Fewer Young Adults Holding Full-Time Jobs in 2013 finds Gallup
Fewer Americans aged 18 to 29 worked full time for an employer in June 2013 (43.6%) than did so in June 2012 (47.0%) Continue reading
General Dynamics / Hiring 1,400 Employees
General Dynamics started the process of employing more than one thousand Bay County residents Continue reading
US / Theater and Arts College Grads land jobs ahead of tech grads
US – Recent graduates with tech degrees face higher unemployment rates after the Great Recession Continue reading
US / Faulty records released by the FBI have a devastating impact on workers
“At a time when millions of America’s workers continue to struggle to find work in the aftermath of the Great Recession, many face an additional barrier—faulty records released by the FBI for use in employment and licensing decisions” write Madeline Neighly and Maurice Emsellem in Wanted: Accurate FBI Background Checks for Employment by the National … Continue reading
India / 79% believed young workers accept a job below their education level
Experienced and inexperienced workers across India struggle to find suitable jobs and most end up in positions not commensurate with their education, Randstad India’s Workmonitor study said Continue reading
10 Steps employers should take when creating a social media policy
Employers should take the following 10 steps when creating a social media policy Continue reading
China’s Grads / Only 26 percent of postgraduate and 35 percent of undergraduate students had secured a job by April
This year is said to be the most difficult for college graduates to find a job, especially because of the record number of fresh graduates entering the tough job market Continue reading
India / Large-scale layoffs are underway
India has for the first time acknowledged that large-scale layoffs are already underway and the job market is likely to get much worse if growth isn’t revived fast Continue reading
Jordan / Finding better jobs tops priorities
More than 7,000 Jordanians have so far defined their priorities for the period after 2015 by voting through the United Nations website Continue reading
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