Category: Employment

CHIHUAHUA – According to the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), during April this year about 13,549 jobs were lost in Chihuahua, the highest unemployment figure since 2009 This record shows that in March 897,260 people were insured...

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TEXAS – Texas led the nation in job creation last year The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Lone Star State had a 35% unemployment rate in December Among Texas’ largest cities, unemployment last month was lowest in Austin at 26%,...

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HERMOSILLO – The Maquiladora and Manufacturing Export Industry (INDEX) in Sonora, estimated a cut of up to 45,000 workers from a total of 130,000; this if the temporary mandatory closure of companies continues as a prevention measure against the...

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Industrial real estate developer and operator Vesta recently inaugurated the first building of its newest industrial park in Ciudad Juarez The premises are located over a 15-hectare greenfield and its construction began in 2016 The total...

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BAJA CALIFORNIA – Baja California’s Emerging Program to Protect People, Jobs and the Economy in the face of the current health crisis is a positive measure, Baja California business leaders said Armando León Ptacnik, president of the Baja...

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This year, 3,000 new jobs are expected to be created in Ensenada, double the number generated in 2017, said Jesús del Palacio Lafontaine, the Baja California Secretariat of Economic Development (Sedeco) delegate The growth in the labor supply is...

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CIUDAD JUAREZ – Thousands of workers in Ciudad Juárez remain in uncertainty after two weeks of work stoppages that keep jobs in sectors like the maquiladora, commerce and hotels in check The Local Board of Conciliation and Arbitration (JLCA)...

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US – The White House’s decision to limit visas for seasonal farmworkers in order to limit the chances of spreading the coronavirus has the agricultural industry worried that they soon may not have enough workers to pick crops “Over half of...

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TIJUANA  – Tijuana occupies the second place at the national level with greater employment and less underemployment, just below Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) The...

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CIUDAD JUAREZ – According to the Association of Maquiladoras (AMAC-INDEX Juárez), harness turn maquiladoras in Ciudad Juárez are registering the highest turnover rate According to Index data, for the month of October 2019, the rotation of...

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