The UK labour market has seen an unexpected rise in unemployment as well as a fall in inactivity, as more men in particular started looking for work. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) issued its latest employment and unemployment figures on May 16, reporting the main trends of the UK labour market. The unemployment rate…
Canada to Allow International Students to Work More Hours Due to Labour Shortage
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will temporarily allow international students to work more than 20 hours a week to help address ongoing labour shortages. Speaking at a coffee shop in Ottawa this morning, Fraser says the changes will start on Nov. 15 and be in effect until the end of 2023. The labour market…
Job Openings Decline in May but Remain at Elevated Levels
July 7, 2022
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U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in May, signaling a weakening economy despite the fact that job openings continue to remain at high levels. “On the last business day of May, the number and rate of job openings decreased to 11.3 million (-427,000) and 6.9 percent, respectively. The largest decreases in job openings were in professional…
Regional Australia Sees Job Vacancies Jump for Month of April
The latest data from the Regional Australia Institute showed that job vacancies rose to 84,600 in April 2022—up by nearly 25 percent from the year prior. This figure also exceeds the peaks of the 2011 mining boom, which saw job vacancies at 60,000, reported The Guardian. Top growth spots, according to the data, were scattered…
Job Vacancies Hit Record High of More Than 1 Million in March: StatCan
The number of job vacancies across Canada reached an all-time high in March, ending a five-month decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The agency said employers were seeking to fill more than one million positions at the beginning of March, up 186,000 positions or 22.6 percent from February and 382,000 or 60.5 percent from the prior…
UK Job Vacancies Driven by Low-Paid Roles, IFS Says
September 21, 2021
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Recent data showing high job vacancies in the UK is being entirely driven by low-paid occupations, according to research. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank said around a quarter of the workforce is seeing job vacancies in occupations relevant to them at least 10 percent below pre-pandemic levels. The IFS said this means…
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