Rural Australia Needs Thousands of Workers
Rural towns in Australia are in need of thousands of workers. There is a record 54,000 job opening advertisements in regional Australia. Compared to October last year, this is a 13 percent increase, according to Liz Ritchie, the Regional Australia Institute chief executive. These regional towns are experiencing a population increase as people are realizing […]
Economy Created 180,000 Australian Jobs in October
Australia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month, but there was a large increase in people being hired as the lockdown eased in Victoria. Economists were surprised with the 180,000 new Australian jobs created during October 2020. Employers added 97,000 full-time and 82,000 part-time positions to the Australian workforce. People looking for additional hours dropped from […]
New Zealand Receives High Marks for Stability and Economy
New Zealand’s clear plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to go “hard and early” proved to be successful. The economy is one of the most open in the world because of the government sticking to their plan. A second wave was eliminated while other countries are still dealing with getting the virus under control. […]
New Zealand Job Ads Surge 66 Percent
A top job ad website in New Zealand has seen the largest number of ads since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the hardest hit sector, hospitality and tourism, saw a 45 percent increase in the number of open jobs from July to September. Job openings with the largest increase were in the advertising, […]
Canadian Employment Increased by 952,000 in June 2020
Close to an additional one million Canadians had jobs in June, according to Statistics Canada Businesses forced to shut their doors by the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to reopen, and the nation is recouping their losses from March and April. A job force survey released by Statistics Canada reported 952,000 positions were added in June, […]
Canada Benefits From Opening Its Doors to Foreign Workers
Canada’s big welcome to foreign skilled talent has aided in the reversal of immigrants heading south to the United States and contributed to the Canadian tech sector’s fast growth in the country Pre-pandemic, multinational and domestic tech firms based in Canada were hiring talent at a rapid pace. Toward the beginning of the year, companies […]
Surge of 273,000 New US Jobs Surpasses Expectations
The growth of 273,000 new jobs in the United States was higher than expected by many economists According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, along with the increase of jobs, January’s average hourly earnings increased to $28.52, a rise of nine cents. Over the past 12 months, the overall average hourly wages have increased […]
Tech Workers Apply for Global Talent Visa to the UK
Tech workers around the globe are vying for tech talent blocked by the United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending many foreign work visas, including the H-1B and L-1 visas. Both of these visas affect companies that employ highly skilled workers in specific fields. James Wise, an investor with Balderton Capital, told […]
US Immigration Restrictions Benefit Canada’s High-Tech Sector
Multiple tech company executives in Canada shared with the Financial Post their number one focus is hiring top talent Benjamin Bergen of the Council of Canadian Innovators said talent is what fuels an innovation economy. People generate ideas, which in turn generates business, making talent 90 percent of the success. Although Canadian universities produce smart […]
Inspiring US Immigration Story of a Young Man from Guatemala
Onelio Mencho Aguilar, a teacher at T.C. Williams High School International Academy, immigrated to the US from Guatemala at 13 years of age Aguilar traveled here alone, only speaking his native Mayan language. He spent months looking for a home, spending many hungry, homeless days. He ended up in Virginia, enrolled at the same high […]