Malaysia – Unemployment rate down slightly in June

Malaysia’s unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in June 2021, down 0.1% year-on-year, according to research from Statistics Malaysia.

When compared to May 2021, the unemployment rate climbed by 0.3%, after four consecutive months of decreases.

The number of unemployed persons increased by 5.6% when compared...

India – Quess Corp first quarter revenue up 24% as profits climb

India-based staffing provider Quess Corp reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021. Revenue grew by 24% to INR 29.87 billion (USD 402.8 million) despite the impact of second wave of Covid-19 in the country.

Revenue growth during the first quarter was driven by the General Staffing, Conneqt,...

Japan – BeNext-Yumeshin full year revenue rises 16.3%

Japanese technical staffing firm BeNext-Yumeshin, formerly known as Trust Tech (2154: JP), reported revenue today of JPY 95.11 billion (USD 866.1 million) for the year ended 30 June 2021, an increase of 16.3% compared with the previous year.

Japan – Fullcast H1 revenue up 10.6%

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings (4848: JP) reported revenue today of JPY 23.71 million (USD 215.9 million) for the first six months ended 30 June 2021, a 10.6% increase compared to last year.

Japan – WDB Holdings first quarter revenue and profits improve

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd (2475:TYO), a holding company that includes staffing firms, reported revenue rose 8.1% in its first quarter ended 30 June 2021 to JPY 11.71 billion (USD 106.6 million).

Japan – World Holdings H1 revenue slides 8.2%

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue for the first six months ended 30 June 2021 of JPY 65.04 billion (USD 592.3 billion), a decrease of 8.2% compared to the previous year. 

Japan – Interworks Q1 revenue soars as it recovers from loss

Interworks (6032:TYO), a Japan-based recruitment company reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021 of JPY 588 million (USD 5.3 million), an increase of 50.2% when compared to the previous year.

Japan – Tsukui Staff first quarter revenue down 5%

Tsukui Staff Corporation (7045:TYO), a Japan-based provider of recruitment, temporary employment, education training and other services reported revenue today of JPY 1.92 billion (USD 17.4 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2021, down 5% over the same period last year.

Singapore – Industrial and manufacturing lead jobs surge: Michael Page

The number of jobs available in Singapore rose 8% in Q2 2021 when compared to Q1 2021. This was led by an increase in Industrial & Manufacturing at 60%, according to research from Michael Page Singapore.

The research also showed an increase in opportunities within Sales & Marketing (up 41%) and...

Singapore – Unemployment rate sees slight decline to 2.7% in June

Singapore’s unemployment rates continued to decline, by 0.1% point in June 2021 to 2.7%, according to the latest Labour Market Advance Release Q2 2021 by the Ministry of Manpower.

Research on the labour market showed that the resident unemployment rate fell from 3.8% in May to 3.7% in June. The citizen...