The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the US has dropped to a three-year low, reports Bloomberg News.
First-time jobless claims decreased to 402,000, a fall of 2,000 in the past week, while the total number of jobless benefits fell by nearly 100,000 to 3.65m, the lowest figure since September 2008.
Jobs board Totaljobs.com has seen a year-on-year increase of 45% in website traffic in September, and a 41% increase in job applications, totalling 2.3m applications through the website.
Portable power generator manufacturer Clear Energy Systems plans to build a new office and manufacturing plant near Phoenix, Arizona, reports USATODAY.com.
The facility will create 225 jobs over the next three years.
Adecco Staffing US continues to see job opportunities for qualified jobseekers throughout the state of Ohio, despite the high US unemployment rate, according to PR Newswire.
Adecco currently has a demand for a wide range of long and short-term positions in general labour, manufacturing and administrative support roles.
Online recruitment in the UK increased by only 1% in the past 12 months, while in Europe as a whole it grew by 14%, led by a 31% rise in Germany, according to the Monster Employment Index Europe.
Engineering recruitment led the rise, up 33% over the past year, with production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair and transport, post and logistics also showing growth over 30%.
UK employers remain positive, albeit less so than previously, about their hiring intentions in Q4 with a balance of +2% saying they intend to hire staff in the quarter, according to the latest Manpower Outlook Survey.
Nearly half of public sector workers would not recommend a job in the sector to those whose career is just starting out, a survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark has shown.
The figure rises to nearly two-thirds for those working in central government, with 54% of local government workers not recommending public sector roles.
The ending of a VAT loophole that has made the Channel Islands an attractive base for e-commerce distribution centres may have a knock-on impact on the jobs market.
Employers have been urged to embrace diverse recruitment because of the strong link between workplace diversity and competitive advantages, by the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s employment campaign officer Philip Connolly.
The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) has admitted seven new executive search firms as members.