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Online jobs advertising firm Kanzhun posts revenue increase of 36.3%

14 November 2023

Kanzhun Ltd., (BZ:NSQ) the world’s seventh-largest provider of online job advertising, reported revenue rose 36.3% to RMB 1.61 billion (USD 220.2 million) in the third quarter, exceeding the high end of guidance. The Beijing-based company operates the online recruitment platform Boss Zhipin in China....


Revenue edges up 1.3% in first half at nms Holdings Corp.

14 November 2023

Revenue at nms Holdings Corp. (2162:TYO) rose 1.3% year over year in the six months ended 30 September to JPY 36.27 billion (USD 243.0 million). The Tokyo-based firm provides manufacturing and IT staffing as well as electronics and power supply manufacturing. It announced earnings on 13 November.

The...


Number of unemployed people rises to yearly high of 33.3 million in September: OECD

14 November 2023

The number of unemployed people rose to 33.3 million in September, the highest level so far this year, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s tracking of 38 countries. The OECD, an intergovernmental organisation, attributed the rise to an increase in the number of...


Meitec Group reports strong environment for orders in second half

13 November 2023

Meitech Group Holdings Inc. (9744:TYO), a Tokyo-based provider of engineering staffing, reported the environment for orders was strong as manufacturing firms continued investing in technology. This is despite the tense international environment and increases in the price of resources.

The company reported...


Jac Recruitment net sales up 15.6% amid improved conditions in Japan

13 November 2023

Jac Recruitment Co. Ltd. (2124:TYO) reported net sales rose 15.6% year over year in the first nine months ended 31 September. Business conditions improved in Japan even as the outlook in Europe, the US and China remained uncertain.

Jac Recruitment provides recruitment services to local enterprises and...


Less than 1% of Australian workforce were digital platform workers

13 November 2023

The number of people in Australia doing work through digital platforms was just 0.96% of the employed population in 2022-2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported. The ABS defines digital platform work as that is “… performed through an online tool or an app that matches supply and demand...


LiveHire CEO offers salary reduction on path to company profitability

13 November 2023

Christy Forest, the CEO of LiveHire Ltd. (LVH:ASX), a provider of direct-sourcing technology, has offered to take only half of her current cash compensation for eight months.

Forest held Basic Salary Service Rights valued at AUD122,466.27 (USD 77,868.50), in addition to the AUD 55,000 (USD 34,871) taken...


Open Up Group Revenue increases 12.8% and profits climb

13 November 2023

Japanese technical staffing firm Open Up Group (2154: JP), previously known as BeNext-Yumeshin, reported revenue of JPY 44 billion (USD 290 million) for the three-month period ended 30 September 2023, up 12.8% over the year.

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Fullcast third quarter revenue up 6.6%

13 November 2023

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings (4848: JP) reported revenue today of JPY 50.37 billion (USD 332.5 million) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2023, a 6.6% increase compared to last year.

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Net sales at WDB Holdings up 4%

13 November 2023

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd (2475:TYO), a Japanese holding company that includes the provision of staffing services, reported revenue today of JPY 24,654 billion (USD 162.5 million) for the second quarter ending 30 September 2023, an increase of 4% over the same quarter in the prior year.

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