The unemployment rate in the United States rose three tenths in May, up to 3.7 %, despite the fact that 339,000 new jobs were created, according to data published by the Labor Department.
However, the unemployment rate in the US still remains within the range of 3.4 % and 3.7 % in which it has been…
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Amazon announces 9,000 job cuts
The reduction of jobs in technology companies continues. In this case, it is Amazon, which announced on Monday a cut of 9,000 jobs on its payroll.
According to the CEO of the company, Andy Jassy, the new wave of layoffs will take effect…
Unemployment in the US fell in December
The unemployment rate in the United States (USA) fell two tenths last December, to 3.5%, and in the last month of 2022 223,000 jobs were created, according to figures published this Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the US…
California will include salary ranges in offers
California companies with 15 or more employees will be required to include salary ranges in all job offers, according to a law signed this week by the governor of the state, Gavin Newsom.
It is scheduled to go into effect in May 2023, …
Chile celebrates the “10th Summit País Digital”
Chile will celebrate on October 4 and 5 the 10th Digital Country Summit. As can be read on its website, “all the possibilities for startup development will be shown and it will also present the most influential speakers on digitization,…
Labor productivity in Latin America must improve
The International Labor Organization (ILO) raised the need to formulate effective strategies to increase labor productivity in Latin America, given the evidence of a persistent regional lag that compromises the possibilities of a future of…
Bank of England raises rates a quarter point
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England decided to increase, for the third consecutive time, the reference interest rate for operations by 25 basis points, going to 0.75 %. The decision was approved with votes in favor against…
Private sector in the US created almost a million jobs
Companies in the United States were able to generate 807,000 new jobs last December, the highest monthly figure since last May, after the lifting of restrictions due to the pandemic, according to data published by the consultancy ADP .
The…
American workforce quits job and migrates to cryptocurrencies
Civic Science conducted a study involving 6,741 citizens over the age of 18 that found that 4 % of the US workforce "quit their job because they found financial freedom with crypto."
While 11 % of the general population surveyed stated…
The pandemic destroyed 125 million jobs
The impact of the pandemic on the labor market will be more severe than initially estimated, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). It estimates 4.3 % of the hours worked lost worldwide in 2021 compared to the levels in…
UK sets records for job openings
The United Kingdom registered 29.06 million workers in the month of August, which means recovering the level of employment that was observed in February 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic began to affect the economy of the country,…
Joe Biden announces immigration protection for Venezuelans in the United States
In an announcement made by Senator Bob Menéndez this Monday, March 8, United States President Joe Biden authorized the application of the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) to Venezuelans residing in the country.
According to statements…