Riyadh : Saudi Arabia has launched the recruitment of female investigators, according to a local media report. On Sunday, the Saudi Public Prosecution announced that job applications by women will be accepted until March 3, Xinhua news agency quoted the Al Arabiya...
US added 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%
Washington : The US economy added 148,000 jobs in December after a year of steady hiring, according to the figures released on Friday by the Labour Department on hiring and unemployment. The jobless rate stayed at 4.1 per cent last month, the lowest point since 2001,...
Crucial Kerala diaspora study begins, as Gulf no longer what it was
By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : With the Middle East, which was once the dream of many a Keralite, no longer that attractive on account of falling oil prices and with no proper records of the actual number of returnees, a new diaspora study covering 25,000...
November online recruitment activity registers 24% y-o-y growth
New Delhi : Online recruitment activities in the month of November registered a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth rate of 24 per cent with the home appliances sector in the lead with 72 per cent growth, a report said here on Thursday. According to the Monster Employment...
Saudi Arabia among most preferred destinations for Indian job seekers
New Delhi : Saudi Arabia continues to be among the most preferred destinations for Indians seeking jobs abroad, resulting in the Gulf kingdom becoming among the highest sources of remittances to India, according to official data. According to figures provided by the...
Austrian unemployment declines 4.6 pct in Oct
Vienna : The unemployment rate in Austria declined 4.6 per cent year-on-year for October, the Social Affairs Ministry said. This equates to 393,029 people in the country presently registered as jobless, Xinhua news agency reported. The number of non-self-employed...
Assam, Singapore sign MoU for skilling youths
Guwahati : The Assam government on Wednesday signed MoUs with its Singapore counterpart for skilling over 78,000 rural youths in the state by 2019 and greening Guwahati. The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Terms of Reference (ToR) for setting up the North East...
Job hiring to increase 19% in 2018 in US
Houston : Job hiring will increase 19 per cent in 2018 in the US, helping recent college graduates find employment, said a survey. According to the Recruiting Trends survey conducted by Michigan State University, the information services industry will see the biggest...
Jobs in US, UK no longer lure Indians: Indeed survey
Mumbai : There has been a sharp decline among Indians seeking jobs in two top destinations -- the United Kingdom by 42 per cent and US by 38 per cent - attributed mainly to the political situations there, a new survey by top global jobs portal Indeed has revealed....
Tourism contributes 7% of GDP, creates 2.5 million jobs in Morocco
Rabat : With a turnover of MAD 115 billion in 2016, tourism contributed 7 percent of the national GDP and helped create nearly 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs in Morocco, said Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Crafts and Social Economy Mohammed Sajid. Speaking...