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Singapore’s Jobless Rate 2%, Claims Hiring Bias Against Locals

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Singapore’s Jobless Rate 2%, Claims Hiring Bias Against Locals

Singapore’s jobless rate declined from 2.1% to 2% in third quarter ending, 30 Sept. 2011, reports  the government-controlled Asiaone website. Singapore, a closely controlled island nation-state of 5 million people, had just 45,700 Singaporeans, unemployed in September, Asiaone reports, quoting a Singapore Ministry of Manpower report. Yet, the same website on the same day reports […]

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Conference Board Employment Trends Index Down

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Conference Board Employment Trends Index Down

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index decreased in September 2011 to 100.95, down from the revised figure of 101.37 in August. The September figure is up 4.4% from the same month a year ago. “Despite the somewhat better than expected employment numbers released on Friday, 07 Oct. 2011,the decline in the Employment Trends Index in […]

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Australian Unemployment Likely to Rise As Hiring Slows

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Australian Unemployment Likely to Rise As Hiring Slows

From the Sydney Morning Herald: Employment growth is tipped to slow from its already sluggish pace in the coming months, as businesses continue to shy away from hiring new staff. The ANZ Bank yesterday (10 Oct. 2011) said the number of job advertisements fell 2.1% in September, the third monthly fall in a row and […]

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Giving Workers With Disabilities a Chance Can Pay Off

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Giving Workers With Disabilities a Chance Can Pay Off

The disabled are a huge pool of talent that most American employers won’t even consider. From the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch:It’s an abysmal fact, but one that pales when held alongside another national statistic: the unemployment rate among Americans with disabilities is a whopping 70 percent — and holding. There are plenty of reasons for such […]

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