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For jobless Gen Z, healthcare is the place to be as blue-collar hiring outstrips office jobs, says ADP’s top economist
08 Jan 2026 14:21 GMT
ADP’s jobs report delivered a sucker-punch to Gen Z grads this week: While hiring is up across private payrolls according to December data, it was offset by a significant drop in professional and business services.
This isn’t great news for grads who have …
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AI Layoffs Branded a 'Corporate Fiction' by Oxford Economics—Workers Pay the Price
08 Jan 2026 13:01 GMT
… reports of worker displacement, large-scale unemployment is not … increasingly become necessary. Jobs involving routine cognitive and … in the economy and employment.
';Overall, our … pathways, especially for recent graduates and entry‑level roles …
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Mbalula urges corporate South Africa to rethink youth employment criteria
08 Jan 2026 12:28 GMT
… of his Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI), encouraging … contrasting job prospects based on educational attainment.
Unemployment … rates are grim: a staggering 10.4% for university graduates … is going to deliver jobs for our people. …
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Belia Generasi Selangor @ UIS Targets Social Mobility, Addresses Youth Unemployment
08 Jan 2026 11:15 GMT
… at addressing unemployment and skills mismatch in the job market. … did not complete SPM, unemployed graduates, as well as individuals … academic qualifications and youth employability, particularly in the … by student dropouts and graduates who lack clear …
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Unemployed to Assist Municipalities in Cleaning River Beds to Prevent Floods - Labour Minister
08 Jan 2026 11:09 GMT
Unemployed people registered with employment offices will help … him, this will reduce unemployment and help municipalities. People … are part of the Employment without Barriers measure with … wage plus 50% for university graduates, he specified.
The …
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"She said I'm too rich for the job": Woman comes forward about humiliating interview, SA relates
08 Jan 2026 09:20 GMT
… ask how she could have graduated if she had failed.
The … : TikTokSA reacts to toxic job interview cultures
The clip garnered … about her husband's employment and told her she was … about South Africa's unemployment crisis, highlighting its wide-ranging …
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Unemployment set to rise in 2026: Here's how it could hit house prices
08 Jan 2026 08:23 GMT
… Insurance contributions paid by employers.
There are also … been counterproductive for young workers; almost 40 per … crisis?
The forecasts for unemployment remain modest by historical … reducing the number of graduate jobs available, and young professionals …
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Are we facing an AI jobs apocalypse?
08 Jan 2026 05:21 GMT
… Bank, say entry level and graduate jobs are most vulnerable to AI … can quickly and seamlessly substitute workers with AI even in … yet.
As things stand, employment taxes and increased labour costs … a far bigger driver of unemployment than AI. The Cornish …
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Skilled and unemployed: Why construction sector is slow to absorb qualified job seekers
08 Jan 2026 05:14 GMT
A report by the Architectural Association of Kenya shows that absorption of professional services in the construction industry is at 20 per cent. [Courtesy]
Amid an aggressive plan by the government to build houses, behind the curtain, job seekers in the …
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Texas sets records for labor force size and employment, November data shows
07 Jan 2026 20:38 GMT
… self-employed, at 15,264,700.
Texas nonfarm jobs totaled 14 … job growth rate by 0.4 percentage points.
The Texas unemployment … below the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.6%.
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With federal …