SINGAPORE – Almost half of all Singapore-based employers plan to increase headcount this year, with a significant number looking for people with information technology or…
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US unemployment spikes with 1 million jobless claims last week
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Ten months after the coronavirus crisis decimated the US labour market, the resurgent pandemic keeps sending shock waves through the economy. Though…
Canada loses more jobs than expected in December, lockdowns darken outlook
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada lost more jobs than expected in December, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, with economists and industry groups warning protracted COVID-19…
Jobless Americans might have to wait for desperately needed help
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States government has agreed to another massive stimulus package to keep its listing economy afloat as the coronavirus pandemic rages…
ST to hold webinar on Dec 21 to help readers navigate Covid-19-battered job market
The labour market, battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, has turned the corner in the third quarter of this year. Manpower data released on Thursday (Dec…
US labour market losing steam as Covid-19 pandemic rages
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US economy added the fewest workers in six months in November, hindered by a resurgence in new Covid-19 cases that, together…
Can Singapore rebound from the Covid-19 crisis stronger and greener?
SINGAPORE – What most people see as dirty, Mr Ho Lip Teng sees as opportunity. The business development manager, 32, brims with ideas on how…
High-paying jobs: Funeral director finds meaning in helping others
At first, some of Mr Sim Teck Yee’s friends and family members were not too happy that he joined the funeral-service industry. That was five…
Japan unemployment rises to 3-year high
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s jobless rate rose in August to its highest in over three years and job availability fell to a more than six-year…
US weekly jobless claims fall but still at recession level; consumer spending solid in August
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits drifted lower last week, though remaining at recession levels, underscoring the need…