Tag: Unemployment

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 03:27 UTC

  Employment picks up in Chile boosted by construction and social services

  

  A survey in June by the Economics department at the Universidad de Chile reported a 3 percentage point decline in unemployment in Santiago to 8.9%, from 11.9% in June 2009 – the largest decline since December 1991.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:41 UTC

  US no longer world’s great consumer; needs to target sustainable debt, says IMF

  

  The US economy is recovering after the global economic crisis, but consumers and financial institutions remain cautious as weak housing markets, high unemployment, and risks in Europe remain a concern, the IMF staff said in a press conference that followed its annual review of the world’s largest economy.

• Thursday, July 1st 2010 - 21:10 UTC

  Construction slump in Punta Arenas lifts unemployment to 6%

  

  Unemployment in the extreme south of Chile, Magallanes Region, increased for the second mobile quarter running and now stands at 6% with construction industry receiving the heaviest blow, according to the latest release from the regional Statistics Office, INE.

• Friday, June 4th 2010 - 05:05 UTC

  Bernanke raises concern over persistent high unemployment

  

  Lending to small businesses inn the United States is declining, thus making it more difficult to come to grips with the persistent problem of high unemployment, admitted Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 04:15 UTC

  Unemployment Benefits Filing Dips but Labour Market Remains Weak

  

  The number of US workers filing for unemployment benefits dipped again last week but by a tiny margin that experts say does not signal a strengthening of the US labor market.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 22:15 UTC

  Spain Under Pressure from Europe Unveils Drastic Cuts to Contain Budget Crisis

  

  Under pressure from Europe to deliver (shape up or ship out) Spain's PM has outlined a plan to tackle the country's budget crisis, amid concerns that problems afflicting Greece may spread across the Eurozone.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:39 UTC

  Spanish Recession and Lack of Jobs Forces Latam Immigrants to Return Home

  

  More immigrants from non-European Union countries are returning to their native lands this year with help from the Spanish government, a situation similar to 2009, when the number of immigrants forced to pack up and go doubled because of the economic crisis.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  Spain Emerges from Two-Year Recession with More Doubts than Certainties

  

  Spain’s economy emerged from an almost two-year recession in the first quarter, trailing the Euro area by six months. GDP expanded 0.1% in the first three months of 2010, the Madrid-based Bank of Spain estimated in its monthly report today.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:03 UTC

  US Private Sector adds Jobs in April and More People Re-Enter Labour Market

  

  Companies in the United States added 290,000 jobs in April, mostly in the private sector, the United States Department of Labor said Friday, a strong sign that the job market has begun recovering from last year's damaging recession.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 03:00 UTC

  Bad Signal: Spanish Government and Opposition Remain on Collision Course

  

  The Spanish government and opposition made on Wednesday an attempt to join forces against the country's economic crisis amid international concern that Spain could be heading for a Greek-style meltdown.