Fewer Americans are applying for unemployment benefits, lowest level in 14 years
Fewer Americans are applying for unemployment benefits, according to the Labor Department, as hiring steps up across the US.
Last week the number of applications...
Canada’s unemployment rate plunges to 6.5% in October from 6.8% in September
Canada’s unemployment rate in October fell to 6.5% from 6.8% in September, with private-sector employers hiring more as they prepare for growing demand from...
Wage gap smaller in public than private sector, Canada
There is a smaller wage gap between men, women, aboriginal and minority workers in Canada in the public sector than in the private sector,...
Amazing excuses workers use to miss work
Would you believe an employee who said he accidentally got onto an airplane, or another who said he or she got stuck in a...
The UK’s top 100 directors’ earnings up 21%
The directors of the UK’s top 100 publicly listed companies earn 120 times the average that their employees earn, according to a recent report...
UK unemployment fell 146,000 to 6.2 percent
UK unemployment declined by 146,000 to 6.2% in the 3-month period ending in July, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics....
Canada’s unemployment rose 11,000 in August
Canada’s unemployment rose 11,000 in August, surprising analysts who had forecast a 10,000 jobs gain. However, after botching figures last month, Statistics Canada’s latest...
Most American wages remain unchanged
The majority of American wages remain unchanged, says a new study by the Economic Policy Institute. Workers have hardly seen any real wage growth...
US Male employment recovering
US male employment recovered more rapidly in July, with two-thirds of all jobs added going to men, says the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...
US July job growth slowed
US July job growth slowed, registering an increase of 209,000, which was slightly fewer than the 230,000 analysts had been expecting. The unemployment rate edged up...