Unemployment across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries fell to 8.5% in August from July’s figure of 8.6% in July.
The unemployment rate has returned to August 2009 levels, with unemployment appearing stable across OECD countries.
Greece’s unemployment rate rose to 12% in July, according to the Greek Statistical Authority.
The figures reveal that 607,000 people were out work, out of a workforce of about 5 million, increasing the jobless rate from 11.6% in June.
Amanda Jailler
The head of recruitment for Nestlé, UK & Ireland has outlined what she says are ’non-negotiables’ for recruitment agencies working with the company.
Interim manager provider Interim Partners has won a contract to exclusively provide interim change managers to RSA (previously known as Royal & Sun Alliance).
Around 14,000 jobs will be created in the financial sector, according to economic consultancy cebr.
It has revised its projects from 9,000 and adds that it expect that 22,000 jobs will be added over the course of the next two years as the financial sector returns to growth.
Recruiters should avoid simply following the crowd by using social media channels, recruiters have heard.
Youreducationjob.com has launched.
The jobs board caters for teaching and non-teaching roles in the UK’s education sector, and was co-founded by Adrian McDonald and Daniella Falletta.
Kelly Services has seen revenues rise by 8% for the first quarter of 2010.
The international staffing giant’s results reveal:
Talent is increasingly becoming the differentiator between successful and unsuccessful organisations, recruiters and HR directors have heard.
Australia’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in May as full time employment increased for the ninth straight month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The number of people in jobs increased by almost 30,000 in May, with more than 11m Australians in the workforce.