Saturday, July 12, 2008

5 Hottest Global Job Markets

Some countries have greater demands for workers than they can meet. According to Fortune, the top 5 of those are:
1. Canada
2. Denmark
3. Japan
4. Romania
5. Australia

The need is so great that a few of these countries are relaxing their immigration laws. If you are interested in working abroad, you might research and explore employment opportunities in in one of these countries.

5 Hottest Global Job Markets

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Fewer Job Losses

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits tumbled 58,000 to 346,000 after seasonal adjustments last week—the biggest drop in almost three years, the Labor Department said Thursday. But this may not be a sign of a rebounding economy due to impending seasonal layoffs in some manufacturing sectors.

Continuing claims lasting more than one week hit a four-and-a-half year high, an indication that it is taking the unemployed longer to find new work.

Fewer File Jobless Claims.