Taiwan – 104 Corp. monthly revenue down 2.6% in March

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, announced a business update on Tuesday. The firm reported consolidated revenue for March 2023 was TWD 206.0 million (USD 6.7 million), down 2.58% compared to the same period in 2022.

Accumulated revenue for 2023 totalled TWD...

Australia – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves to 3.5% in March

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March, down by 0.4% when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

When compared to February 2023, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged.

In March 2023,...

Japan – Like revenue rises 4.4% but rising costs hit profits

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue on Monday for the nine months ended 28 February 2023 of JPY 43.13 billion (USD 322.7 million), up 4.4% when compared to last year.

New Zealand – Seek job ads fall 11% in March

Job ads across New Zealand fell by 11% in March 2023 compared to March 2022, according to the latest research by Seek New Zealand.

By region, Marlborough saw a 13% increase over the year in March, the highest growth among regions in March. On the other hand, Gisborne reported a 17% decrease, the highest...

Japan – Real wages fall for 11th straight month to 2.6%

Real wages in Japan fell for the 11^th straight month by 2.6% in February 2023 when compared to February 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The data noted that the rate at which it fell slowed down, in part, due to government efforts to curb inflation. The 2.6% fall...

World – Over half of employees consider flexible work schedules key requirement for work

Flexible work schedules has become increasingly popular among employees even as the challenges of the pandemic have diminished, according to the Future of Work Life study from Ericsson Consumer and Industry Lab.

The growing sentiment among employees across all markets and industries is a desire for a...

Philippines – Unemployment rate improves to 4.8% in February

The unemployment rate in the Philippines stood at 4.8% in February 2023, down from 6.4% in February 2022, according to research from the Philippine Statistics Authority. The 4.8% rate is a preliminary estimate.

The unemployment rate in February 2023 also remained at its previous month’s rate of 4.8%....

Japan – Persol issues profit warning due to impairment losses in Programmed Maintenance Services business

Japanese staffing giant Persol (2181: JP) published a revision to its full year forecast today, downgrading its full year net profit forecast, but upgrading its adjusted net profit forecast.

The company expects to post impairment losses of JPY 12.3 billion (USD 92.4 million) for the fourth quarter of...

Japan – Hito Communications H1 revenue up 4.7%, but profits decline

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ending 28 February 2023 of JPY 33.46 billion (USD 251.4 million), up 4.7% over the previous year.

Japan – Career Bank nine-month revenue rises 6.7% as profits show improvement

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue today for the nine months ended 28 February 2023 of JPY 6.07 billion (USD 45.6 million), an increase of 6.7% compared to last year.