The labor force participation rate, a way to measure employment by the working population ages 15 to 64, increased to 65.7 percent.
Highlights from a new survey conducted by The Bank of Canada show the number of companies facing labor shortages has increased to 37 percent, which is the highest rate since 2008. The companies are reporting labor shortages are getting more intense at a rate not seen in over a decade. Firms are expecting future sales […]
The old train station in Shijiazhuang, a northern Chinese city, is where hundreds of firms and thousands of job seekers gathered to mark the busiest hiring season. Job hunters checked out information about open jobs at firms ranging from environmental protection companies to steel parts makers. Wang Xinjie, who was at the job fair, said, […]
