Source: Associated Press (AP) - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs next year as demand for its products slumps amid the global economic downturn. [ 2008-11-20 ]

Source: Associated Press (AP) - BEIJING - Chinese officials warned Thursday that the country faces a "grim" employment outlook with demand for workers falling and job seekers in the cities outnumbering new jobs by two-to-one as the economy slows. [ 2008-11-20 ]

Source: Associated Press (AP) - LONDON - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it plans to close three plants in Spain, Belgium and Sweden and cut 1,400 jobs in Europe by 2013 to improve efficiency and expand investment in Asia to serve the growing market there. [ 2008-11-20 ]

Source: Associated Press (AP) - HONG KONG - HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, plans to cut 500 jobs in Asia due to the global economic slump. [ 2008-11-18 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - VANCOUVER, B.C. - Thousands of British Columbia health-care workers who lost their jobs through contracting out will be getting payouts from a total of $68 million in compensation. [ 2008-11-10 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - OTTAWA - A one-time hiring spurt related to the federal election rescued the Canadian economy from a dose of U.S.-style job losses last month but still offered a glimpse of darkening prospects ahead. [ 2008-11-07 ]

Source: Associated Press (AP) - DETROIT - With their employers poised to announce billions more in losses and further job cuts on Friday, it's worry time once again at General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) factories across North America. [ 2008-11-06 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - OTTAWA - Evidence was mounting Thursday that Canada is following the world into recession - and may yet get there - as policy-makers looked to new measures to combat an economy-destroying financial crisis. [ 2008-11-06 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - SASKATOON - The president of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan says the world's largest fertilizer producer must reach out to the aboriginal community to help meet its future employment needs. [ 2008-11-04 ]