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Message to older workers: we love you, we want you but not just yet

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:52:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A growing shortage of qualified labour in Switzerland, according to research carried out for online employment agency Monster.ch, is encouraging companies to reconsider older workers. The prognosis for those over 50 is brighter than in the past, with 75 percent of companies saying they see recruitement of people over age 50 as [...]

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Swiss unemployment down in April, consumer prices edge up

Paula Dupraz — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:34:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment continued its downward slide in April, down to 3.1 percent from 3.2 percent in March and the 3.4 percent seen in January, the Secretariat for the Economy, Seco, reported Monday 7 May. Geneva’s unemployment rate, the highest amongst all Swiss cantons, was at 5.2 percent in April, slightly down from [...]

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Swiss unemployment falls; Valais gets a boost, but finance jobs down

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:10:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s unemployment rate fell from 3.4 to 3.2 percent in March, despite government predictions that it will slowly climb during the rest of this year. The jobless rate in canton Valais, which traditionally has one of the highest unemployment rates after Geneva, fell by 0.9 percent, compared to the national drop of [...]

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Jobless rate in EU continues to inch up

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:17:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The jobless rate in the eurozone rose to yet another record high of 10.8 percent, up from 10.7 percent in January, figures released Monday 2 April show. The BBC reports a number of economists now in agreement that the euro area is in recession. Ironically, the Daily Telegraph in the UK publishes [...]

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General strike against austerity measures hits Portugal

Paula Dupraz — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:39:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Trains were halted and public transport in Lisbon stopped on Thursday 22 March as Portugal’s largest union vowed to bring the country to a standstill in protest over new labour reforms imposed as part of a €78 billion bail-out package. Arménio Carlos, president of the confederation of unions (CGTP), told the Wall [...]

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Unemployment creeping up, but still well below 2011 level

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:24 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment rose from 3.3 to 3.4 percent in January 2012, but there were still 9.7 percent fewer people out of work than in January 2011, figures published Wednesday 8 February show. Young people accounted for a large part of the increase, with a one-month increase of 3 percent for the 15- [...]

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Swiss economy: Nov. inflation down, retails sales up, unemployment higher

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:18:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND – Swiss prices fell at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in 2011, show figures published Monday 9 January by the Swiss Statistical Office. The November inflation rate was -0.5 percent. Full-year consumer price index figures will be available in a month. Retails sales figures for November 2011 were also published Monday and [...]

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Swiss job market in November reflects weaker economy

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:12:50 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment rose to 3.1 percent in November from 2.9 in October, and the number of vacant jobs fell by 1,355 for a total of 17,395. Partial unemployment, a solution used by Swiss companies when business slows perceptibly, is on the increase. The number of unemployed persons is nevertheless down by 14.5 [...]

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Spain takes a sharp right turn

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:09:41 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The impact of Europe’s economic woes hit home in Spain Sunday, with the right winning strongly in the country’s general election. Mariano Rajoy conservative People’s party won with a 16-percent lead over outgoing Prime Minister Zapatero’s Socialists, who lost one-third of their seats. Spain’s unemployment stands at 23 percent and the economy, [...]

Swiss unemployment inches up

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:10 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Consumer prices fell slightly, 0.1 percent, in October, Swiss federal figures published 7 November show, but the bad news is that unemployment, which has held steady despite the economic crises in surrounding countries, is climbing. Swiss unemployment rose from 2.8 percent in September to 2.9 percent in October. Partial unemployment, for which [...]