labour market

The Elevate technology conference made its return to Toronto this week with a buzzy spectacle — shutting down several blocks of the Esplanade neighbourhood for a block party with performances from artists like rapper Haviah Mighty and…

Michele Romanow’s e-commerce investing company Clearco has laid off 60 employees as it hands off its international business, a month after cutting 25 per cent of its workforce. Spokesperson Nick Rosen-Wachs says the staff impacted…

Difficulty finding and keeping talented workers remains one of the top risks on the minds of the nation’s finance managers, a study has found.Three quarters of Australia’s chief financial officers felt optimistic about the financial…

KOLKATA: In one of the largest expansions in the labour market since the beginning of the pandemic, 8.8 million people joined the country's workforce in April, as per data provided by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).…

Meta’s announcement in late March that it was putting down roots in Toronto with plans to hire 2,500 new workers in the city and across Canada was largely met with fanfare from politicians. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who announced the…

India's labour force shrunk by 3.8 million during March to 428 million, the lowest in eight months, with both employment and unemployment falling, which is the biggest sign of economic distress, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy…

Formal job creation based on the number of enrolments with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) rose sequentially in January, while the net new additions under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the National…

Australia’s unemployment rate could sink to a level where anyone who wants a job has one in just a matter of months.The Reserve Bank of Australia has tipped unemployment could sink well and truly into the definition of “full employment”,…

The ASX rose for the second straight day, with the resources sector the big winners, including one stock that rocketed almost 40 per cent.The Australian sharemarket rose for the second straight day, with the resources sector driving the…

Jobseekers are enjoying the best labour market in almost 14 years, with the unemployment rate falling further as employers scramble to secure workers.Australia’s labour market continues to romp back to recovery, with the unemployment rate…