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Ford in Ontario / $700 million investment in Oakville plant would secures 2,800 jobs
A $700-million investment by Ford will secure more than 2,800 jobs at the firm’s Oakville plant Continue reading
Cleveland Clinic / 3,000 jobs cut ?
Layoffs part of a multi-year plan to cut $330 million from the Clinic’s budget. Continue reading
Pinterest / Hiring First International Employees
Pinterest is hiring abroad for the first time, adding country managers in France and the UK to help grow the site’s user base in Europe Continue reading
France / A €3.5 billion plan for ‘third industrial revolution’ to create 470,000 jobs
French President François Hollande hopes to create 470,000 jobs by injecting €3.5 billion in 34 key industrial sectors, but he will need Europe’s help. Continue reading
Germany / As many as 3 million people earn less than €6 ($7.90) per hour
As many as 3 million people in Europe’s top economy earn less than €6 ($7.90) per hour, meaning Germany has one of the biggest shares of low-wage jobs in Europe, a fact that Merkel’s critics have jumped on in the campaign Continue reading
US / Where Job Growth Will Come Over This Decade
A look at the industries expected to generate the most job growth in the next seven years Continue reading
New York State / $45B investment to Marcy nano site would bring 5,000 jobs
New York state and an array of private partners are poised to make a $10 billion to $15 billion investment in the chip fabrication site in Marcy Continue reading
1000s of Teaching jobs available in Korea for recent canadian and american grads
American and Canadian college graduates, facing a lackluster jobmarket at home, are capitalizing on this trend by taking English-teaching positions in countries like South Korea Continue reading
Ontario / Jobs hard to find for graduates
Two years after graduating from college with an accounting degree, Amanda Coombes expected to be working full-time in her field. Instead, she’s living with her mom and working at McDonald’s. These days, in hard-hit Ontario, a job is a job. “It’s hard for us,” Coombes, 23, said of the challenges she and her fellow graduates … Continue reading
Alberta / McDonald’s hiring 500 full-time, part-time and manager positions
Fast food chain McDonald’s is going on another hiring blitz. On Friday, it’s holding its second consecutive West Hiring Day, looking to fill nearly 500 full-time, part-time and manager positions across Alberta, 116 of which are in Calgary. West Hiring Day is a one-day hiring event held at participating restaurants in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan … Continue reading
BC’s Liquefied Natural Gas / Union leaders join Premier to train thousands workers
Some of British Columbia’s most powerful labour leaders are pledging to work with Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government and the energy industry to help thousands of B.C. workers land jobs in what could be the province’s multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas industry. B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and B.C. Building Trades Council executive director … Continue reading
Jaguar / To create 1,700 new jobs in UK
Jaguar Land Rover has announced a substantial new investment in Britain and the creation of 1,700 jobs. The Indian-owned company plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) to produce an advanced new car manufactures out of aluminum. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Chosen excerpts by Job Market … Continue reading
US / The latest job report is badly received
Here is an overview of the numerous comments on the latest job report even if the report concludes on the lowest the unemployment rate since November 2008. This drop was mainly due to a decrease to 63.2% of participation rate as the employment to population ratio declined to 58.6%. ‘The drop in the main unemployment rate was driven … Continue reading
US / Few Jobs Means Bad Jobs
There is no dispute that bad jobs seem to be growing rapidly as a share of employment at present. The question is why. An alternative explanation to the “it just happens” view is that the weak economy itself is responsible for the proliferation of bad jobs. In other words, because the economy is not generating … Continue reading
Wal-Mart / A call to ‘made in America’
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spearheaded an effort Thursday to bring together retailers, suppliers and government officials so they can figure out how to bring more manufacturing jobs to the United States Continue reading
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