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Trump’s New Order to Boost Skilled Trades and Job Training

President Donald Trump signed an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tariffs in his gambit to revive U.S. manufacturing. The Labor, Education and Commerce departments…

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Italy Sees Massive Youth Emigration, With Significant Loss of Graduates

Over one million people emigrated from Italy between 2013 and 2022, with young professionals making up a significant portion of the exodus, according to Istat President Francesco Maria Chelli. Speaking…

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Is It Time To Start Showing Up?

A recent article published on fortune.com told of how a ‘Return To Office’ drive by SAP, Europe’s largest software company prompted 5000 employees to sign a letter saying that they…

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UK job market cooling from overheated level, recruiters say

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain's job market has cooled from recent peaks but still remains tight in many areas, recruiters said on Friday, offering mixed messages for the Bank of England…

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Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs

Amazon.com has announced that it would axe another 9,000 roles, piling on to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to…

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Youth in Spain see jobs gain after years of instability

A revamp of Spain's labour rules has led to a 142% rise in young workers with permanent contracts in a country where rates of youth unemployment and under-employment have been…

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Spain’s June jobless falls 1.45% from May to 2.88 mln, lowest since 2008

July 4 (Reuters) - The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell 1.45% in June from May, by 42,409 people, leaving 2.88 million people out of work, the lowest level…

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Jobsplus data shows 10,000 jobs created in January

In January 2022, registered full-time employment increased by 4.6 per cent while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 6.0 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in…

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Malta: Unemployment levels drop below 1,000

In April, the number of persons registering for work stood at 963 decreasing by 1,285 when compared to the corresponding month in 2021, the NSO said today. Data provided by…

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Malta: Big drop in number of persons looking for a job – NSO

In December, the number of persons registering for work stood at 1,167, the NSO said today, decreasing by 1,598 when compared to the corresponding month in 2020.Data provided by Jobsplus…

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Malta: Unemployment remains stable in December

The unemployment rate for December 2021 stood at 3.4 per cent, the NSO said today, remaining constant on the previous month and declining by 0.9 percentage points from December 2020.…

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GDP up by 2.2% and employment up by 0.9% in the euro area

In the third quarter of 2021, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU compared with the previous quarter, according to an…

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Malta: October brings strong decline in unemployment rate

In October, the number of persons registering for work stood at 1,254, decreasing by 1,860 when compared to the corresponding month in 2020. Data released today by the NSO, and…

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Malta: Health workers behind increase in full-time employment

In May 2021, registered full-time employment increased by 2.6% while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 2.1% compared to the corresponding month in 2020. Administrative data provided by…

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No rush of job-seekers after end of UK furlough, survey shows

The end of Britain's furlough programme has not led to a surge in new job-seekers, according to data that suggests unemployment is unlikely to rise sharply and could bolster the case…

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Malta: Unemployment registers slight drop in September

Unemployment dropped slightly last month, standing at 3.2 per cent, dropping by 0.1 percentage points when compared with the previous month and by 1.5 percentage points from September 2020. Fresh…

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Malta outperforms EU in employment rates, lacks in educational attainment

Malta's employment and activity rates continue to surpass EU averages, according to an analysis of labour force numbers carried out by the National Statistics Office, but lags behind in a…

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Private Sector experiencing drastic employee drain to government jobs, Chambers warn

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry and the Gozo Business Chamber noted that several of their members keep reporting that they are losing their employees to public sector…

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Malta: Unemployment slightly down to 9,093

The unemployment rate for July 2021 stood at 3.3 per cent, down by 0.1 percentage points from previousmonth and dropping by 1.7 percentage points from July 2020, the NSO said…

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UK jobs move closer to pre-pandemic levels

The number of employees on British company payrolls rose by 182,000 in July from June, moving closer to their pre-pandemic level as the economy recovers from its coronavirus lockdowns, tax data showed…

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Central Bank revises 2021 growth projection for Maltese economy upwards

The Central Bank of Malta said today that it expects that Malta's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 5.1% in 2021, by 5.9% in 2022, and by 4.7% in…

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Median income decreases in EU, but risk-of-poverty rate remained stable

In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 outbreak, the median employment income of the working age population (18-64) in the EU decreased by 7% compared with 2019. However, the median…

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Job candidates should not be charged fees, says Malta Chamber

The newly launched Employment Agencies Business Section within The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has strongly condemned the practice of levying fees from candidates looking for employment. Section…

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UK unemployment falls again under government’s jobs shield

Britain's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell for a second month in a row to 4.9% in the December-to-February period, most of which the country spent under a tight COVID-19 lockdown, official figures showed…

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Unemployment up by 926 in one year – NSO

In February, the number of persons registering for work stood at 2,585, increasing by 926 when compared to the corresponding month in 2020. This was revealed by the NSO this…

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EU Governments rolling back wage support despite cloudy outlook

Government around Europe have generally continued to push for a re-opening of the economy, insisting that they can no longer afford to pay the same levels of wage support as…

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EU Commission presents European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience

The European Commission has launched the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience. It sets ambitious, quantitative objectives for upskilling (improving existing skills) and reskilling (training in…

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Commission launches Youth Employment Support: a bridge to jobs for the next generation

The European Commission is taking action to give young people all possible opportunities to develop their full potential to shape the future of the EU, and thrive in the green…

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140,000 UK businesses apply for wage support on first day of job retention scheme

Over 140,000 UK businesses have applied for the Government’s job retention scheme on its first day. The government is committing to cover 80% of workers' wages, up to £2,500 a…

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Warning of major job losses across Ireland if UK crashes out of EU

The Irish Central Bank has issued stark warnings and significant job losses in Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit. A disorderly Brexit will send shocks to the exchange…

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Women in the UK pick jobs closer to family over bigger salary

Women who have an hour-long commute are nearly a third (29 per cent) more likely to leave their current job than if they had a 10-minute commute. The Office for…

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