Malaysia – Jobless rate improves slightly in August to 4.6%

Malaysia’s unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in August 2021, down 0.2% year-on-year according to research from Statistics Malaysia.

When compared to July 2021, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1%.

The number of unemployed persons decreased by 3.8% when compared to August 2020 and up 1.0% compared to July...

Australia – Job ads fall 2.8% in September

Job advertisements in Australia fell by 2.8% in September 2021 when compared to August 2021, the third consecutive monthly decline, but was still 21.9% higher than the pre-pandemic level (January 2020), according to data from ANZ Bank.

This is consistent with ANZ Bank’s expectation that the measured...

New Zealand – Nearly half of workers plan job change in the next year

Almost half, or 48%, of workers in New Zealand are planning to change jobs in the next year, according to a survey from HR software firm Employment Hero.

The survey also found that 40% of workers are planning to search for a new job within the next six months while 15% are already actively searching.

Of...

India – Unemployment rate falls sharply in September (The Economic Times)

India’s unemployment rate fell sharply in September to 6.86% against 8.32% in August as 8.5 million additional jobs were created last month with the majority of them created in rural India with construction activity picking up pace, reports The Economic Times, citing data from the Centre for Monitoring...

Thailand – Government warns workers of Australia visa scam (Bangkok Post)

Thailand’s Labour Ministry is warning Thai jobseekers looking for agricultural jobs in Australia to be wary of scammers claiming to be able to secure a visa immediately, as details of the programme are still being finalised by authorities, reports The Bangkok Post. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin...

Australia – AD1 Holdings provides bullish business update

Australia-based AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU), previously known as ApplyDirect, announced today that subsidiary Art of Mentoring recorded quarter-on-quarter revenue growth for the quarter ending September 2021 that breaks its previous record by 94%.

Art of Mentoring (AoM) is a software-as-a-service business and...

Asia Pacific – Majority of businesses face challenges in building their workforce: PersolKelly

Up to 85% of employers across the Asia Pacific region face challenges in building their workforce, according to the 2021 APAC Workforce Insights Report from PersolKelly.

The report is based on a survey of 1,500 employers and hiring decision-makers from a cross-section of industries in 12 markets including...

New Zealand – Veterinarian labour shortage at crisis point, recruitment firm warns (Radio New Zealand)

A veterinarian recruitment firm in New Zealand has warned that the labour shortage of vets in the country has reached a crisis point, reports Radio New Zealand.  In June the government announced 50 general practice vets would be allowed to enter the country with a border exception, to help with...

Malaysia – Salaries in digital tech jobs expected to rebound in 2022 (Free Malaysia Today)

Salaries for workers in Malaysia within the digital technology industries saw nearly no growth this year but are expected to improve in 2022, reports Free Malaysia Today, citing research from the National Tech Association of Malaysia. The research found that the digital economy was not spared the effects...

Japan – Career Bank revenue soars 33.7% as it returns to profit

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 August 2021 of JPY 1.73 billion (USD 15.6 million), an increase of 33.7% compared to last year.