--- title: "Labor Market Articles - Page 4 | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/blog/tag/labor-market/p/4" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [Back to Labor market](/blog/tag/labor-market) # Labor market 425 posts [![A residential tower block under construction with a yellow crane against green hills and blue sky](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10403.jpg) News ### 103.5 Million People Now Work in Brazil as the Jobless Rate Holds at 5.3 Percent Brazil's jobless rate held at 5.3% in June to August as employment hit 103.5 million. Which sectors grew, what happened to pay and what job seekers can do. September 30, 2026Read Article](/blog/brazil-unemployment-5-3-percent-103-5-million-employed) [![A graduation cap and rolled diploma on a stone ledge by the water with a city skyline behind](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10396.jpg) News ### First-Time Job Seekers Now Make Up 18.9% of Macau's 7,500 Unemployed Residents First-time job seekers rose to 18.9% of Macau's 7,500 unemployed residents in June to August. What the new data shows and where graduates can get help. September 29, 2026Read Article](/blog/macau-unemployment-2-5-first-job-seekers) [![Office workers seen from behind crossing a wide tree-lined street between glass towers](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10395.jpg) News ### 28.3 Percent of Direct Staff at South Korea's Large Employers Are Now on Fixed-Term Contracts Fixed-term staff rose 67,000 at the 4,205 Korean firms with 300+ workers, open-ended staff 41,000. What the data shows and how to check an employer now. September 29, 2026Read Article](/blog/south-korea-direct-employment-107000-fixed-term-67000) [![Two construction workers in hard hats walking into a housing site of concrete frames below snow-capped mountains](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10386.jpg) News ### Unemployed Chileans Get 75,000 More Subsidised Hiring Places Under a Plan Aiming for Over 100,000 Jobs Chile adds 75,000 hiring subsidy places, paying firms up to 60% of a minimum wage per woman hired for up to four months. Who qualifies and how it works. September 29, 2026Read Article](/blog/chile-hiring-subsidy-100000-jobs-plan) [![Cocoa beans drying in wooden boxes outside a village fermentary with baskets of cocoa pods](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10384.jpg) News ### Papua New Guinea Cocoa Growers and Rural Youth Get a Ten-Year Plan to Process More Beans at Home PNG's new cocoa plan targets 100,000 tonnes of exports by 2035 and more local processing. What it means for rural growers, young workers and the jobs goal. September 28, 2026Read Article](/blog/papua-new-guinea-cocoa-plan-local-processing-rural-jobs) [![Workbenches with hand tools, a motor and safety helmets in a sunlit vocational training workshop](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10381.jpg) News ### What Nigeria's Push for 10 Million Internationally Certified Workers by 2030 Means for Job Seekers Nigeria targets 10 million globally certified workers and one million export-linked jobs by 2030. What the free TVET and digital academy routes offer you. September 28, 2026Read Article](/blog/nigeria-10-million-certified-workers-2030) [![Rows of empty blue chairs facing service desks in a bright public employment office](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10380.jpg) News ### Over 460,000 Under-25s in Spain Are Jobless as the Government Proposes 200,000 First Jobs by 2028 Spain counts 460,000 jobless under-25s and wants 200,000 in a first job by 2028. What the plan offers, who qualifies and what young job seekers can use now. September 28, 2026Read Article](/blog/spain-youth-unemployment-460000-jobs-plan) [![A bright classroom with small wooden chairs, tables of colourful blocks and laptops on a sideboard](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10368.jpg) News ### 500,000 Jobs for Women Across the Middle East and North Africa Is the Goal of a New EU and UN Women Plan 500,000 new jobs for women in MENA by 2030 is the target of a €25M EU and UN Women plan. Which sectors, how employers join and what it means for your career. September 25, 2026Read Article](/blog/eu-un-women-mena-500000-jobs-women) [![A shop counter with paper bags, a card reader and a blank clipboard in a small grocery store](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10361.jpg) News ### Romanian Job Seekers Sent 1.3 Million Part-Time Applications on eJobs This Year, About 49 Per Role 1.3M applications for about 27,000 part-time jobs on eJobs this year. What part-time roles pay in Romania, which sectors hire and what the law guarantees. September 25, 2026Read Article](/blog/romania-part-time-jobs-1-3-million-applications-2026) [![A tidy convenience store checkout counter with stocked shelves behind it in morning light](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10349.jpg) News ### Taiwan Workers Set for a NT$30,900 Minimum Wage in 2027, but Live-In Caregivers Are Left Out Taiwan's monthly minimum wage is set to rise from NT$29,500 to NT$30,900 in 2027. Who gets the raise, who is left out and what low-paid workers should check. September 24, 2026Read Article](/blog/taiwan-minimum-wage-30900-2027) [![Low angle view of steel tram tracks on a cobbled Melbourne street catching the sunrise](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10345.jpg) News ### Australia's Jobless Rate Hits 4.6 Percent Even as 39,500 More People Were in Work Australia's jobless rate rose to 4.6% in August as full-time jobs fell by 6,300 and part-time work grew by 45,800. What it means for your job search now. September 24, 2026Read Article](/blog/australia-unemployment-4-6-august-2026) [![An empty university lecture hall with rows of wooden benches, ceiling fans and tall green windows](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10333.jpg) News ### 43% of Sri Lankans Aged 15 to 24 With Post-Secondary Education Are Jobless, and the Skills Gap Behind It About 43% of Sri Lankans aged 15 to 24 with post-secondary education are unemployed, IMF data shows. What the figure measures and where graduates can still go. September 23, 2026Read Article](/blog/sri-lanka-graduate-youth-unemployment-43-percent) [View All Blog Posts](/blog/p/1) [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)