Posted on 09/09/2010 11:15:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Yes, there are indeed employers still hiring during this soft recovery market. Problem is, they aren't really in the US, or even across the pond. Manpower Inc. recently compiled a series of surveys profiling the employment outlook of nations across the developed and developing worlds, and came up with a few findings that shouldn't surprise.
Emerging markets (with the inclusion of Australia, Germany, and a few other developed peers), are leading the field in positive employment numbers. Driven by structural growth, a strong export recovery, and increasing domestic consumption appetites, nations like China and Brazil are rapidly adding staff.
We've compiled a list of the 5 nations where the average citizens are most likely to get hired, and 5 nations where the same average Joe is most likely to be sitting at a local bar, pink slip in hand. The "Net Employment Outlook" figure for each slide is the percentage of employers looking to hire minus the percentage looking to fire during the Fourth Quarter (based on Manpower's employer interviews).
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COUNTRIES HIRING (PLUS THEIR CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AND PERCENTAGE OF COMPANIES WHO PLAN TO HIRE vs FIRE)
* AUSTRALIA 5.1% +20%
* SINGAPORE 2.3% +22%
* BRAZIL 6.9% +37%
* TAIWAN 5.2% +40%
* CHINA 4.2% +51%
COUNTRIES FIRING (PLUS THEIR CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AND PERCENTAGE OF COMPANIES WHO PLAN TO HIRE vs FIRE)
* USA 9.6% +4%
* UK 7.8% +2%
* FRANCE 9.7% 0%
* SPAIN 20.1% -1%
* IRELAND 13.7% -3%
Who the hell wants to live in a sh*thole like China or Brazil?
During the Great Depression the economies of other countries (including Germany)recovered before the American economy. The reason was that FDR stubbornly used Keynsian economics. Today we are seeing the same thing. Germany cuts spending and taxes. German unemployment is now lower than our unemployment. That arrogant dumb-ass 0bama cannot see the obvious truth. He repeats bad history and expects a different result because he thinks he is smarter and better than his predecessors.
Don’t forget the Middle Eastern nations...or companies with contracts with them. Disgusting but true. Except maybe Kuwait, which apparently still likes us. Or Israel if you’re up for it.
No, I don’t really want to give the others any business or American know-how.
RE: “Australia’s minimum hourly wage is $15”
That’s Australian Dollar mind you. Yet, at today’s exchange rate of 0.9 USD/Aussie, that’s still $13.50 USD.
I found Australia to be very expensive ( I was there last month ). Partly it’s because of their Goods and Services Tax, and partly because our currency has depreciated a lot versus theirs.
What accounts for their hiring ? I would say the Commodities boom with China and India’s insatiable appetite for Iron Ore, Copper, Uranium, bauxite, lead, zinc, silver, uranium, industrial diamonds and mineral sands.
Australia has all these in abundance.
Plus, they never had the credit bubble that we suffered in the USA and their big 4 banks are some of the toughest and most financially stable in the world.
RE: Who the hell wants to live in a sh*thole like China or Brazil?
Believe me, there are many great cities in China that are just as modern and perhaps even cleaner than New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Let’s set aside Beijing and Shanghai. I can think of two great cities -— HangZhou (3 hours from Shanghai ) and Xiamen ( one of the coastal cities of Southern China that’s not far from Hongkong and Taiwan ).
I can’t speak for Brazil as I’ve never been there.
FIRING: Spain
Unemployment rate: 20.1%
Been to both of them and heartedly concur. I could happily live in either. Relatively inexpensive, really pretty, wide streets, outdoor cafes, lots of happy people, and all the benefits you would expect like high speed internet and good transportation.
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