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IT Employment Hits Another All-time High in August 2008

added: 11-09-2008

While there was considerable deterioration of the general employment market in August, IT employment reached another all-time high during the month, according to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), which tracks monthly IT employment.

U.S., Europe Trail Developing Economies for Best Job Opportunities

added: 11-09-2008

Executives around the world overwhelmingly favor developing economies over the more established global powers such as the United States, Europe and Japan for job opportunities in today's economy. Sixty-four percent feel that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC nations) offer the best career options, compared with 22 percent who selected the United States and just nine percent who selected other developed economies such as Western Europe and Japan.

Internal Doors in Europe: 7.3 Billion Euro Market Facing the Construction Crisis

added: 11-09-2008

According to our latest study for the Internal Doors market in Europe, In 2007, the total internal doors market in Europe top 5 accounted for 49.9 million units, valued at 7.3 billions euros. This data makes the internal doors market one of the major markets related to the construction sector.

Tailor Immigration Policies To Future Needs, says OECD

added: 11-09-2008

OECD countries should adapt their labour migration policies more closely to likely future demand for workers in all areas of their economies, opening up to lower-skilled workers as well as to those with high skills, according to a new OECD report.

Fitch: Indian Oil Sector Subsidies Need a Serious Re-think

added: 11-09-2008

Fitch Ratings has commented that higher world oil prices coupled with increasing demand in India have led to a situation where the oil subsidy policy - the way it is currently practiced in India - is becoming unsustainable.

One-in-Five Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates

added: 11-09-2008

Could your future boss be perusing your profile? Twenty-two percent of hiring managers said they use social networking sites to research job candidates, up from 11 percent in 2006, according to a nationwide survey of more than 3,100 employers from CareerBuilder.com. An additional 9 percent said they don't currently use social networking sites to screen potential employees, but plan to start.

EU Interim Forecasts: Sharper-Than-Expected Slowdown

added: 10-09-2008

Economic growth is expected to post 1.4% this year in the European Union (1.3% in the euro area) - around 0,5 percentage point less than forecast in April. The main downside risks identified in the spring forecast have materialised, with the financial turmoil deepening, commodity prices soaring and the shocks to several housing markets spreading more widely.

Credit Risks of China's Real Estate Sector

added: 10-09-2008

Xinhua Finance Limited releases its report on "Credit Risks of China's Real Estate Sector" that identifies policy risk as the primary risk factor affecting the credit worthiness of the real estate industry.

US Job Openings and Labor Turnover July 2008

added: 10-09-2008

On the last business day of July, there were 3.4 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Depends Critically on Productivity

added: 10-09-2008

Restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions are not feasible without significant productivity growth and a transfer of technologies from advanced to emerging economies, concludes an analysis by The Conference Board.

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