jobs

Ericsson cuts 1,200 jobs in Sweden in 'challenging' market

March 29, 2024 | 11:42

Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson said Monday it was cutting 1,200 staff in Sweden, or 8.6 percent of its Swedish workforce, as it faces a "challenging" market for mobile networks.

Growing need for high-quality manpower in digital era

July 06, 2023 | 14:29

The explosion of digital technology, smart devices, and production and business automation is posing challenges in the labour market.

Vocational schools, colleges expect 80 percent of graduates to find jobs

December 30, 2019 | 09:33

More than 80 percent of graduates at most colleges and vocational training schools in HCM City this year have found jobs, according to the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

More jobs put FED cut rates in question

July 06, 2019 | 10:43

The uptrend in employment rates would put the Federal Reserve (Fed) in question, shifting from discussing how much to cut rates to whether to cut at all.

Employers to increase headcounts as a result of automation

March 23, 2019 | 15:40

Automation will not lose people their jobs but increase their job opportunities in the future, according to the latest report of ManpowerGroup.

Vietnam to add 150,000 jobs in first quarter

March 19, 2018 | 15:43

Vietnam’s economy was expected to add more than 150,000 new jobs in the 2018's first quarter, continuing last year’s positive streak of job generation.

Romney hits Obama after soft jobs numbers

April 07, 2012 | 09:17

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney pounced Friday after weaker than expected jobs data cast doubt on the health of the economic rebound that President Barack Obama hopes to ride to reelection.

Alstom inaugurates the world's largest offshore wind turbine

March 20, 2012 | 10:00

Alstom yesterday inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique.

Obama rejects high-stakes Canada oil pipeline

January 19, 2012 | 12:15

US President Barack Obama rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, saying he could not vouch for its safety by a deadline despite intense election-year pressure.

Apple celebrates life of Steve Jobs

October 20, 2011 | 08:29

Steve Jobs was honored online and off Wednesday as tributes poured into a memorial website set up by Apple for its late co-founder and shops closed temporarily as workers celebrated his life.

Smartphone war pauses as world mourns Steve Jobs

October 08, 2011 | 08:25

The launch of a hot new Google smartphone was delayed on Friday as the world mourned the loss of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and sales began of the latest iPhone.

Gloom ahead of key US jobs report

October 06, 2011 | 09:00

Signs that US firms are still not hiring are raising alarm that a key US unemployment report due on Friday will show yet more pain for American workers.

The Facebook effect hits the job market

September 20, 2011 | 11:00

A new study from the University of Maryland says that Facebook’s “app economy” is responsible for some 182,000 US jobs and has put somewhere between $12.19 billion and $15.71 billion in wages and benefits into our economy this past year.

Economists weigh Obama's jobs options

September 04, 2011 | 20:47

When President Barack Obama delivers his much-anticipated jobs plan to Congress this week, economists of all stripes will have piled on their prescriptions for healing the sick economy.