Tag: Unemployment

Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 00:28 UTC
UK youth unemployment at its highest in two decades: 22.5%

United Kingdom’s unemployment rate held at a 13-year high of 8.4% in the three months to January, and the youth unemployment rate rose to a record high, official data showed Wednesday.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 00:47 UTC
Spanish government to unveil drastic reforms to rigid labour legislation

Spain's government will unveil reforms to rigid labour laws on Friday that it hopes will be radical enough to get to grips with sky-high unemployment while not severing links altogether with unions ahead of key regional elections.
Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 17:39 UTC
Chile almost close to “full employment”; shortage of manpower in some sectors

Chile’s unemployment rate unexpectedly declined in the three months through December to 6.6% from 7.1% as the retail, mining and construction industries expanded, the National Statistics Institute said on Tuesday. The situation according to economists is close to “full employment”.
Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 17:04 UTC
October marks UK highest unemployment level in 17 years

The number of Britons out of work rose to its highest level in more than 17 years in October, and these jobless figures look set to rise further as firms facing the threat of a renewed recession cut back on staff.
Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:46 UTC
US unemployment falls in November to a two and a half years low: 8.6%

The US unemployment rate fell to a two and half year low of 8.6% in November and companies stepped up hiring, further evidence the economic recovery was gaining momentum.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 15:38 UTC
Spanish regions pledge to control spending; unemployment reaches 21.52%

Leaders of Spain’s indebted autonomous regions pledged on Thursday to control spending after meeting incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to discuss their troubled accounts, which are at the heart of the country’s economic crisis.
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:01 UTC
Spain no longer wonderland: in 2011 more people are leaving than arriving

For the first time since data is recorded the number of people leaving Spain in search of better opportunities will be higher in 2011 than those incoming, according to the country’s stats office, INE.
Tuesday, November 8th 2011 - 07:58 UTC
Rousseff warns about global unemployment; calls for plans to generate jobs

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff addressing the results of the G20 summit in Cannes, where Brazil was one of the countries represented said that job creation is a way to tackle economic crises.
Monday, October 31st 2011 - 20:16 UTC
Over 23 million Europeans unemployed; inflation reaches 3% in October

Over 23 million are unemployed in the 27 countries of the Euro zone, the statistical office of the European Union Eurostat informed Monday.
Friday, October 28th 2011 - 16:19 UTC
Record unemployment in Spain hits 21.5% with five million out of a job

Spain's unemployment hit a 15-year high in the third quarter with little hope new jobs will be created any time soon by a battered economy that remains at the forefront of investor concerns about Europe's debt commitments.