MUSCAT: The rate of job-seekers among holders of higher education diplomas in the Sultanate of Oman stood at 7.1 per cent in June 2026, the highest among all educational levels, according to the latest Monthly Statistical Bulletin issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The data showed that the rate among holders […]
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Labour on Saturday announced the availability of 1,222 job opportunities in the public sector. These include 1,107 positions for Bachelor’s degree holders and those with post-secondary diplomas qualifications, and 115 positions for those with general education diploma (GED) certificates and lower qualifications. This is part of a plan based on the […]
Among tech evangelists in Silicon Valley, it has become conventional wisdom that artificial intelligence will rapidly reshape the labor market, for better or worse. Economists, however, have often discussed AI’s impact with a skepticism bordering on dismissiveness. Rising unemployment among young college graduates? The result of high interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty. Dire predictions of […]
