Philippines unemployment rate rises slightly in September

The unemployment rate in the Philippines was estimated to be 4.5% in September 2023, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. This equates to 2.26 million unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is up slightly from the 4.4% in August but still lower than the 5.0% in September...

Persol H1 revenue edges up 7.8% with growth in Staffing business, but profits fall

Japanese staffing giant Persol (2181: JP), reported revenue today for the first six months ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 654.88 billion (USD 4.3 billion), an increase of 7.8% compared to the same period last year.

Forum Engineering reports revenue for H1 period

Forum Engineering Inc. (7088:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing firm focused on mechanical and electrical engineers, reported yesterday net sales of JPY 15.03 billion (USD 101.2 million) in its fiscal first six month period ended 30 September 2023.

The group did not provide prior year results in its press release...

Matching Service H1 revenue edges up 6.9% with profits on the rise

Matching Service Japan (6539:TYO), a recruitment firm based in Japan, reported revenue yesterday of JPY 2.27 billion (USD 15.0 million) for the first six months ended 30 September 2023, an increase of 6.9% when compared to the same period a year ago.

104 Corp CEO to retire, also appoints new CFO

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, announced CEO Rocky Yang will retire effective 31 December 2023.

The company did not announce a replacement for Yang. Yang founded 104 Corp. in 1996.

104 Corp. also announced it has appointed Stacey Hung as new CFO. Hung’s...

En Japan H1 revenue up 2.1%

Japan-based recruitment and job information provider En-Japan Inc (4849:TYO) reported revenue today of JPY 33.08 billion (USD 218.8 million) for the first six months ended 30 September 2023, a 2.1% increase compared to last year.

TeamLease Q2 revenue climbs 20% with boost from General Staffing business

TeamLease Services Ltd (TEAMLEASE:NSI), the India-based staffing firm, reported yesterday standalone revenue from operations (net of taxes) of INR 20.52 billion (USD 211.3 million), up 20% year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter ended 30 September 2023.

World Holdings nine-month revenue edges up 14.1% as profits lift

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 150.97 billion (USD 999.2 million), an increase of 14.1% compared to the previous year.

Australian job ads fall further in October as imbalance in labour market eases

Job advertisements in Australia decline by 11.4% year-on-year in October 2023 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ANZ-Indeed job ads data published on ANZ Bank.

The 11.4% decrease is a further deterioration from the 8.2% annual fall reported in September.

Seasonally adjusted, the number of job...

Recruit Holdings Q2 revenue down 2.7% as HR Technology business sees decline

Recruit Holdings (6098: JP), the Japanese staffing giant, reported revenue today for the second quarter ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 855.1 billion (USD 5.66 billion). This was a small decrease of 2.7% when compared to the previous year.

Revenue in the HR Technology business decreased while revenue in...