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.