Tag: employement

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  COVID-19 wipes 20,5 million jobs in the US; unemployment soars to 14,7%

  

  The COVID-19 lockdown wiped out 20.5 million jobs in the United States in April, destroying nearly all the positions created in the prior decade in the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

• Saturday, April 25th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  COVID-19 K.O. for travel and tourism industry: 100 million jobs on the line

  

  The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million jobs losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC. The startling figure, based on research from WTTC, has increased by over 30% in the last four weeks, indicating the sheer crisis affecting the sector.

• Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  With 3.6% jobless rate, Trump plans to cut food stamp program; “we need everyone who can work, to work”

  

  The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will make it harder for states to keep residents in the U.S. food stamp program in a move that is projected to end benefits for nearly 700,000 people.

• Thursday, April 4th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazilian economy picking up but employment remains flat

  

  Growth in Brazilian economic activity picked up to its strongest in over a year in March, driven by solid increases in domestic new orders across both the manufacturing and services sectors, IHS Markit Insight said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  US private payrolls increased in January, but the housing market is down

  

  United States private payrolls increased solidly in January, pointing to sustained labor market strength despite a recent easing in consumer and business confidence that has suggested a loss of momentum in the economy. The strong hiring shown in the ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday also suggested there had been minimal impact on the labor market from the just-ended 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government.