Unemployment is world's fastest-rising fear - survey

[jnathan]

Unemployment is the world's fastest-rising worry, a BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16108437

 

[Zee.One]

Agreed with this post.

Fear comes from failure
failure comes from competition
competition comes from rasing your expectation too much.

Why dont we create simplicity in our life.

Having too much luxuries in our life and competing everyone to chase these leading this world competitive.

Now days it is survival of fittest.

 

[deva]

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2011
http://www.indexmundi.com/map/?v=74
See also: Unemployment rate bar chart

Country Name/Unemployment rate (%)/Year of Estimate
Zimbabwe 95 2009
Nauru 90 2004
Liberia 85 2003
Burkina Faso 77 2004
Turkmenistan 60 2004
Djibouti 59 2007
Namibia 51 2008
Senegal 48 2007
Nepal 46 2008
Lesotho 45 2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 2010
Haiti 41 2010
Kenya 40 2008
Swaziland 40 2006
Yemen 35 2003
Afghanistan 35 2008
Macedonia 32 3
Mali 30 2004
Libya 30 2004
Mauritania 30 2008
Cameroon 30 2001
South Africa 23 2010
Dominica 23 2000
Equatorial Guinea 22 2009
Gabon 21 2006
Cape Verde 21 2000
Mozambique 21 1997
Spain 20 2010
Saint Lucia 20 2003
Comoros 20 1996
East Timor 20 2006
Serbia 19 2010
Sudan 19 2002
Kyrgyzstan 18 2004
Lithuania 18 2010
Croatia 18 2010
Estonia 18 2010
New Caledonia 17 2004
Georgia 16 2009
Iraq 15 2009
Oman 15 2004
Pakistan 15 2010
Bahrain 15 2005
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15 2001
Montenegro 15 2007
Iran 15 2010
Latvia 14 2010
Dominican Republic 14 2010
Zambia 14 2006
Tunisia 14 2010
Ireland 14 2010
Albania 14 2010
Slovakia 14 2010
Jordan 13 2010
Belize 13 2009
Tonga 13 3
Jamaica 13 2010
Grenada 13 2000
Turkey 12 2010
Venezuela 12 2010
Greece 12 2010
Puerto Rico 12 2002
Poland 12 2010
Colombia 12 2010
Mongolia 12 2009
Antigua and Barbuda 11 2001
Guyana 11 2007
Ghana 11 2000
India 11 2010
Saudi Arabia 11 2010
Portugal 11 2010
Hungary 11 2010
Barbados 11 2003
Slovenia 11 2010
Algeria 10 2010
Morocco 10 2010
Egypt 10 2010
United States 10 2010
France 10 2010
Suriname 10 2004
Bulgaria 9 2010
Chile 9 2010
Belgium 9 2010
Finland 8 2010
Italy 8 2010
Ukraine 8 2010
Sweden 8 2010
Syria 8 2010
Iceland 8 2010
Romania 8 2010
Nicaragua 8 2010
Central African Republic 8 2001
Canada 8 2010
Argentina 8 2010
Peru 8 2010
United Kingdom 8 2010
Russia 8 2010
Russia 8 2010
Bahamas, The 8 2006
Fiji 8 1999
Botswana 8 2007
Mauritius 8 2010
Germany 7 2010
Costa Rica 7 2010
Philippines 7 2010
Armenia 7 2007
Indonesia 7 2010
Czech Republic 7 2010
El Salvador 7 2010
Brazil 7 2010
Malta 7 2009
Greenland 7 2007
Uruguay 7 2010
Bolivia 7 2010
Moldova 7 3
Panama 7 2010
New Zealand 7 2010
Trinidad and Tobago 6 2010
Israel 6 2010
Burma 6 2010
Paraguay 6 2010
Mexico 6 2010
Kazakhstan 6 2010
Luxembourg 6 2010
Netherlands 6 2010
Sri Lanka 5 2010
Taiwan 5 2010
Australia 5 2010
Honduras 5 2010
Japan 5 2010
Ecuador 5 2010
Nigeria 5 2007
Bangladesh 5 2010
Austria 5 2010
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 1997
China 4 2009
Hong Kong 4 2010
Denmark 4 2010
Palau 4 2005
Bhutan 4 2009
Cayman Islands 4 2008
Switzerland 4 2010
San Marino 4 2010
Brunei 4 2008
Norway 4 2010
Malaysia 4 2010
Cambodia 4 2007
Korea, South 3 2010
Guatemala 3 2005
Andorra 3 2009
Macau 3 2010
Vietnam 3 2010
Laos 3 2009
United Arab Emirates 2 2001
Kuwait 2 2004
Tajikistan 2 2009
Singapore 2 2010
Seychelles 2 2006
Kiribati 2 1992
Cuba 2 2010
Papua New Guinea 2 2004
Vanuatu 2 1999
Liechtenstein 2 2007
Thailand 1 2010
Uzbekistan 1 2010
Belarus 1 2009
Azerbaijan 1 2010
Qatar 1 2010
Monaco 0 2005

 

[deva]

CANADA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP TO 7.5% IN DECEMBER

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/canada/unemployment-rate

Published on 1/6/2012 2:06:59 PM | By TradingEconomics.com, Statistics Canada

Following two months of declines, employment rose slightly in December, up 18,000. The unemployment rate edged up to 7.5% as more people participated in the labour market. Over the past 12 months, employment growth totalled 1.2% (+199,000), with nearly all of the gains in the first half of the year.

The employment growth of 1.2% from December 2010 to December 2011 followed an increase of 1.8% between December 2009 and December 2010.

In December, an increase of 43,000 in part-time work was partially offset by a decline of 26,000 in full-time employment. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of part-time workers was little changed, while full-time employment was up 1.5% (+208,000). Over the same period, the total number of hours worked increased by 1.4%.

Among the provinces, employment increased in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in December. In contrast, employment declined in Quebec, while there was little change in the other provinces.

There were notable employment gains in manufacturing for the month, while there were declines in utilities. All other industries showed little employment change.

There were 31,000 more self-employed workers in December. Compared with 12 months earlier, self-employment was up 2.0%, while the number of private sector employees rose 1.3%, and the number of public sector workers was unchanged.

Employment increased in December among people aged 55 and over. At the same time, there was a decline among youths aged 15 to 24, and little change for people aged 25 to 54

 

[deva]

Canadian Unemployment at 7.4%

http://www.hrmguide.net/canada/jobmarket/canadian-unemployment.htm

December 4 2011 - Statistics Canada reported that the unemployment rate rose by 0.1% to 7.4% in November as employment fell by 19,000 - 53,000 part-time jobs lost compensated partly by more full-time jobs. Quebec and Saskatchewan showed employment losses in November while Nova Scotia gained jobs.

Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 5.0% (Alberta).

Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):

• Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.9%)
• Prince Edward Island 11.1% (11.2%)
• Nova Scotia 8.6% (8.6%)
• New Brunswick 9.8% (9.4%)
• Quebec 8.0% (7.7%)
• Ontario 7.9% (8.1%)
• Manitoba 5.5% (5.2%)
• Saskatchewan 5.1% (4.1%)
• Alberta 5.0% (5.1%)
• British Columbia 7.0% (6.6%)

Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress said:
"Canada’s economy is headed for a slow down, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and other expert observers.
"That means unemployment will remain high at a time when the Employment Insurance system is failing workers who lose their jobs. That has to be fixed and the place to begin is with the next federal budget."

CLC Senior Researcher Chris Roberts provided the following analysis:
"Canada’s job market continued to sputter in November. Having been essentially flat since July, employment fell for the second consecutive month. The labour market lost a net 18,600 jobs, with all of the reduction coming in part-time work, which fell by 53,300. Many of these part-time jobs were among the self-employed, with 27,500 jobs lost from last month. Full-time jobs rose by 34,600 in November, making up only half of October’s full-time job losses. The number of unemployed Canadians increased for the second straight month, climbing by 20,500 to 1,394,700. The unemployment rate rose to 7.4 % up from 7.3 % in October and 7.1% in September. While employment in manufacturing fell for the second month in a row (-7,300), job losses in November were concentrated in services (-43,900), particularly retail and wholesale trade (-34,100) and business services (-29,200)."

 

[echoes1978]

@jnathan & @deva +1 for you

My home country statistic is:

Croatia - 2010 - 18%
- 2011 - 20%
-2012 - 22% (prospect)

Terrible. I have to make a move soon.

 

[jnathan]

echoes1978

Good to see you here from the Balkans !

EU is sinking everyday. Yesterday Spain and Italy announced they'd sell some of their bonds.
What is your NOC? haven't you applied yet?

 

[echoes1978]

echoes1978

Good to see you here from the Balkans !

EU is sinking everyday. Yesterday Spain and Italy announced they'd sell some of their bonds.
What is your NOC? haven't you applied yet?

Hi jnathan

Yes, EU is in crises. Check this speeches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOgtEBhV4DE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyq7WRr_GPg&feature=related

Yes I had applied but CIC refused my application because of job duties insufficiency and lack of reference letter from my supervisor. They didn't recognize my honest written explanation about the problem, and all other evidence (my colleagues reference letters, pension, health and bank slips, employment contracts) which I sent. NOC is 1122.
However, there are some other options. I have received an open work permit under International Experience Canada program. I have to enter Canada until the end of June 2012 and can stay in Canada until the end of June 2013. That is my chance, because I can't get appropriate reference letter for my current job, so there is no point to apply for FSW1 for now.

What do you think, is it smart to leave a good payed job and go to Canada on 1 year open work permit???

 

[PG]

Yes, EU is in crises. Check this speeches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOgtEBhV4DE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyq7WRr_GPg&feature=related
..................................

What do you think, is it smart to leave a good payed job and go to Canada on 1 year open work permit???

Echoes1978,

Do you think these guys are really in EU! They are neither in nor out and everyone knows it. Few weeks before, one politician from German side had clearly welcomed and suggested the exit of a country if it doesn't like EU. Everyone knows the master powers behind EU and against it. One of the reason for the crisis is the strict financial set values and not all Euro zone members are equally capable to handle it. And still there are many countries benefiting from EU. Of lets stop this complicated econo-politics.

Try to gain an experience in Canada in your profession. I guess you will have a luck if you are from IT. And your experience will be useful everywhere, back in Europe or in North America. At least you will realise what you had back home or what more you have in your new life. But be careful don't damage the relation with your current employer in case you want to join back later.