Tag: employment

Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
US unemployment at a record 50-year low in September, but manufacturing fell sharply

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to near a 50-year low of 3.5per cent in September, with job growth increasing moderately, suggesting the slowing economy could avoid a recession for now despite trade tensions that are hammering manufacturing.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 08:32 UTC
UK record employment in 2018 fourth quarter; jobless rate 4%, lowest since 1975

The number of people in work in the UK has continued to climb, with a record 32.6 million employed between October and December, the latest Office for National Statistics figure show. Unemployment was little-changed in the three-month period at 1.36 million.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
US economy showing best employment numbers in almost half a century

The number of United States citizens filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labour market as claims for several states including California were estimated.
Thursday, May 10th 2012 - 19:43 UTC
US April jobless figure drops to lowest since July 2008; unemployment, 8.1%

The number of Americans submitting new applications for jobless benefits edged down last week, easing concerns the labour market was deteriorating after April's weak employment growth.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 17:06 UTC
Brazil growth in 2011, slowest since 2003, but 2 million jobs were created

The Brazilian economy last year registered its second-worst performance since 2003 as higher borrowing costs and a currency that rallied to a 12-year high led it to under-perform emerging-market peers China and India.
Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 16:56 UTC
UN forecasts unemployment in Latin America will drop below 7% in 2011

The strong economic recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean will make it possible to bring down unemployment significantly from 7.3% in 2010 to between 6.7% and 7.0% in 2011, according to ECLAC and ILO.
Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 19:52 UTC
UN report shows broadband potential for economic and social development

Broadband telecommunications have the potential to spur rapid economic growth and facilitate job creation, according to a United Nations reported unveiled this week, which urges countries to implement national broadband plans or risk losing the benefits of the global high-speed digital communications.
Monday, June 6th 2011 - 06:47 UTC
Chile experiences employment growth, but how do you define a ‘job’?

Chile’s unemployment rate has dropped from 8.6% to 7%, according to official government statistics released this week. The three regions most affected by the February 2010 earthquake were found to have generated 31% of the nearly half a million jobs created nationwide in the past 12 months.
Wednesday, January 19th 2011 - 22:56 UTC
Brazil Created a Record 2.52 Million New Jobs in 2010

Figures in Brazil show that 2.52 million new jobs were created last year, the Brazilian Labour Ministry reported.