LONDON | “It is not about how much an hour of work costs but how much value produces an hour of work if we add technology to the equation.”
Spring European Council: What do you tell the unemployed?
By Ralf Grahn, EU affairs advisor | This time around, are the heads of state or government going to send a credible message to the growing numbers of the unemployed on the road to long term joblessness and social exclusion?
Enlist small companies to fight EU unemployment
By Alexandru F. Ghita | The “sudden death” of one economic giant in certain regions created major spikes in unemployment. This is a(nother) sign that reliance on major companies to produce and sustain jobs on their own is counter-productive.
Countries under Brussels’ austerity suffer extra-unemployment penalty
BRUSSELS | In November 2012, 5.799 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 3.733 million were in the euro area.
The Neets, a generation in need
AMSTERDAM | Fleur de Weerd | Although Spain is always mentioned as the country with the greatest unemployment, the situation in Italy and Bulgaria is more worrying.
Catalonia’s unemployment reaches historical record
Over the last month, unemployment in Catalonia grew by 2.19%, while a year ago, in October 2011, it grew by 2.43%.
In Tough Economic Times, Is Higher Education Still Worth The Price?
Remember when a higher education used to be a guarantee of success in the market? With the crisis, the picture has turned 180 degrees: too many graduates in Europe and the U.S are waiting tables, going back to their parents and coping with frustration. New grads are also facing competition from older, laid-off job seekers. [...]
How to learn and prosper in China
BEIJING | The BBC recently released an article on how Chinese students with foreign qualifications are having a harsh time looking for a job. Not so long ago, the article goes, they used to have a promising professional future in China ahead of them. They had an experience, language skills and qualifications other potential employees [...]
Job creation loses steam in the US
By CaixaBank research team, in Barcelona | The slowdown in the recovery of the labour market is the factor that best explains this slump in consumption. In May, 69,000 net jobs were created, a very modest figure that follows on from the bad figures for April. Similarly, the hours worked and weekly wages also fell. [...]
Jobseeker numbers in France increase for the 14th consecutive month
President François Hollande made as many promises as European politicians accustom to lure their voters with during election campaigns. In one occasion, the French leader vowed to create up to 80,000 jobs in the private sector and hire 60,000 more workers in the education department alone. Right now, this would come handy to tackle the [...]
