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US adds 80,000 jobs in June, jobless rate at 8.2%

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The United States added a meager 80,000 jobs in June, the third month of weak job creation amid a sluggish economy, official data showed on Friday.

The unemployment rate was unchanged from May at 8.2

Britain axes hundreds of Gurkhas in new round of cuts

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Hundreds of Britain's Nepalese Gurkha fighters are to lose their jobs in a second round of cuts announced on Tuesday, which will see almost 3,000 posts slashed from the army.

The British Embassy in t

Most 'optimistic' India to see strong hiring in next 3 months

Notwithstanding economic uncertainties, India has emerged as the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring prospects for next three months, primarily driven by services and financial sectors, says a s

Brit jobseeker rejected for 200 posts for being overqualified

A jobseeker in England has said that his many qualifications are hampering his employment prospects because interviewers laugh him out of the room for being overqualified.

Mark Schwalbe, 52, from Ba

Kerala asks govt employees to reduce cellphone usage at work

The state government has asked its employees to curb the use of mobile phones during work hours.

The curb put in place in the name of improving efficiency in government offices comes at a time when t

Indian workers earn much less than counterparts in rich nation

A vast majority of workers in India get just about 10 per cent of what their counterparts in the developed countries make by doing the same work under identical working conditions and technology, says

U.S. jobs, Chinese factories add to growth fears

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Europe's debt crisis has frayed nerves around the world for months. Now signs of weakness in the U.S. jobs market and in Chinese factory output give policymakers even more reason to be afraid.

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World growth at risk as US employment stumbles

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The world's economic outlook darkened on Friday as reports showed U.S. employment growth slowing sharply, Chinese factory output barely growing and European manufacturing falling deeper into malaise.

New norm, AI stir spoil Gulf jobs

With Kerala accounting for almost one-fourth of the Air India flight cancellations following the pilot strike, the state’s Gulf job aspirants face a bleak scenario.

Adding to their woes is a new sys

Yahoo! continues to recruit in India

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Despite a global layoff of around 2,000 employees as part of a restructuring plan, Yahoo!’s India arm will continue to recruit this fiscal.

Speaking to newsmen, the internet giant’s vice-president a

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