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India – Online recruitment down by 2% in January
23 February 2023Online recruitment in India fell by 2% in January 2023 compared to January 2022, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.
The Tracker replaced the Monster Employment Index (MEI) following Monster India’s rebranding to foundit in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
According to the Tracker, online...
Singapore – More college graduates are finding full time jobs and earning more than before the Covid-19 pandemic
23 February 2023More fresh-out-of-college graduates in Singapore are finding full-time employment than even before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a 2022 report by the Ministry of Education of the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey.
In 2022, 87.5% of fresh graduates were able to secure full-time...
China – Job fairs return after being forced online by Covid-19 pandemic (Taipei Times)
23 February 2023China’s job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by Covid-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery, reports Taipei Times. Authorities announced hundreds of such...
Australia – Freelancer full year revenue down 3.1% as losses widen
22 February 2023Freelancer (FLN:ASX) reported net revenue decreased by 3.1% for the full year 2022 to AUD 55.7 million (USD 37.9 million).
Revenue in the Freelancer.com platform stood at AUD 45.6 million (USD 31.1 million), down 1.1% over the year. Freelancer GMV (Gross Marketplace Value) was AUD 128.4 million (USD 87.6...
India – Non-IT sector hiring off to ‘flying start’ in India despite 25% decline in IT hiring
22 February 2023Despite a 25% decline in IT sector hiring in January 2022 compared to one year earlier, India still recorded a 2% growth in hiring activity, employment website Naukri recorded in its monthly JobSpeak Report.
The dip in hiring activity in the IT industry was compensated by a rapid hiring spree in non-IT...
Singapore – Businesses plan to improve wages to attract more workers
22 February 2023The business community in Singapore, learning from the challenges and some positive outcomes of 2022, say they are more committed to improving business outcomes, with fair and equitable employee pay and rewards, and increased recruitment among their initiatives.
The Singapore Business Federation released...
Taiwan – Job market to remain short of candidates in 2023
22 February 2023While Taiwan’s job market has been robust over the last two years due to the global tech talent shortage, in 2023 the market will be facing uncertainties amidst waning export demand, looming recession and geopolitical tension and will still remain short of candidates, according to a report by the European...
Australia – Seek H1 revenue rises 20% in constant currency
21 February 2023Job board Seek (ASX: SEK) today reported revenue from continuing operations grew 20% on a constant currency basis.
The group saw revenue...
Australia – Unemployment rate climbs to 3.7% in January
21 February 2023Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.7% last month, the highest it’s been since May of last year but still a decline of 0.5% from the same month last year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The increase in the unemployment rate is 0.2%...
New Zealand – Job postings fall in December quarter
21 February 2023Job postings across New Zealand decreased by 26.7% in the 2022 December quarter when compared to the same time last year, according to The Jobs Report by the Recruitment, Consulting & Staffing Association.
On a quarterly basis, the number of job postings fell by 22.4% in the last three months of 2022....