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Transport and Utilities Sector Leads in Hiring Intentions
Sep 20, 2016The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows Australian job seekers can expect to find the strongest employment opportunities in the Transport & Utilities sector as we head into the final quarter of 2016. Of the 1,500 public and ...
Tags: Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, Transport&Utilities sector
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FCA Invests $2bn in Windsor Plant of Canada to Build Next Generation Minivan
Feb 16, 2016Ford Chrysler on Thursday said that it has invested $2bn and hired 1200 additional workers at its Windsor assembly plant in Ontario, Canada to produce its next generation minivan, the Pacifica. With this new hiring, Windsor plant will ...
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Gold Hits Three-Month Low Under $1,100/Oz on Strong Dollar
Nov 10, 2015Spot gold was trading at three-month lows Monday morning, below $1,100/oz on COMEX for the first time since August on a strong US dollar, boosted Friday by strong US jobs data. Data showed Friday 271,000 new jobs were created in the US in ...
Tags: Gold, US economy
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Blinging Down Botswana's Economy
Sep 18, 2015It’s a long way from New York’s Madison Avenue advertising agencies to Gaborone, but for Botswana a lot is riding on the success of the ad campaign De Beers will launch in the coming weeks. Like oil-exporting countries now ...
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America's GDP Growth Will Hover Just Over 3% for The Rest of The Year
Aug 3, 2015Despite a disappointing start to 2015 with -0.2 GDP change in the first quarter, economic analysts are confident that America's GDP growth will hover just over 3 per cent for the rest of the year, says the Confederation of British Industry ...
Tags: US Economy, GDP growth
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Australian Retail Growth Slow While Exports to Grow
Feb 5, 2015After a stronger-than-expected Christmas trading period, retail spending growth will slow heading into 2015, according to the sixteenth edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index released late last week. The AFGC CHEP Retail Index is a ...
Tags: Christmas trading, food exports
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South Asia's Economic Growth Set to Reach a Four-Year High in 2015
Jan 21, 2015Led by a pick-up in growth in India, which accounts for about 70 per cent of regional output, South Asia’s economic growth is set to reach a four-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and ...
Tags: nuclear agreement, Textile
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America's Economic Growth Rate in Q3 Reached 5% Annualized Rate
Dec 24, 2014According to data from The US Commerce Department, America's economic growth rate in Q3 reached 5% annualized rate, higher than the expected 3.9%, hitting a new record since Q3 in 2003. The data show that the growth of personal ...
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Occupancy and Revenue Figures for 14-15 Ski Season Continued Upward Trajectory
Dec 18, 2014Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month. As of Nov. 30, “on-the-books” occupancy is up a sharp 9.7 ...
Tags: Bookings, Sporting Goods
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US Retail Sales Increases 0.7% to $44.93 Billion in November
Dec 12, 2014According to the data from US Commerce Department, US retail sales keeps growing in November due to the rebound of auto sales in the US. The data says that US retail sales increases 0.7% to $44.93 billion. The growth rate of retail sales ...
Tags: Retail Sales, Auto Parts
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Amazon Set to Invest US$ 75 Million in Its First Facility in Illinois in 2015
Nov 18, 2014Amazon.com, one of the top global online retailers, is set to create 1,000 full-time jobs and invest US$ 75 million in its first facility in Illinois in 2015, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin, and Amazon have jointly ...
Tags: Full-Time Jobs, online retailers, Apparel
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The Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Hit The Lowest in August of This Year
Sep 30, 2014Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reported that in August of the current year the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-28) was 10.1 percent, the lowest value since ...
Tags: Economy, Unemployment Rate
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Taiwan Unemployment Rate at 4.02% in July
Aug 25, 2014Taiwan had 464,000 jobless citizens in July 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.02% which rose by 0.10 ppt on month but dropped by 0.23ppt on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). ...
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Consumer Spending Tottered a Bit in June
Aug 12, 2014Like a toddler balancing on newly discovered, yet slightly rubbery legs, consumer spending tottered a bit in June, but remained on its feet, poised to tackle its next steps forward. While slower than last month, solid June spending growth ...
Tags: Data Reports, Apparel, Accessories
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Two Recent Reports From ABS Indicate That The Economy Has Turned for The Better
May 9, 2014The Australian economy seems to be improving, with two recent reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicating that the economy has turned for the better. Retail turnover up, even if only slightly The latest ABS Retail ...