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Greek unemployment climbs to 27 percent
Greek unemployment climbed to 27 percent of the workforce in February compared with 26.7 percent a month earlier, the state statistics agency said on Thursday. The number of unemployed rose to 1,320,189 while 3,568,186 were registered as employed. The highest rate was registered for youths aged 15-24, at 64.2 percent.…
U.S. adds 165,000 jobs in April, lowering unemployment to 7.5 percent
WASHINGTON — The US economy added a solid 165,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate fell from 7.6 percent to 7.5 percent, its lowest level since December 2008, the Labor Department said Friday. The better-than-expected monthly jobs data also showed much stronger hiring in February and March — data…
Eurozone unemployment hits record 12% in February with 19 million ‘on the dole’
Eurozone unemployment ran at a record 12 percent in February, with more than 19 million people on the dole as the debt crisis continued to sap the economy, official data showed Tuesday. The Eurostat data agency said unemployment in the 17-nation eurozone at 12 percent was unchanged from January when…
Greek unemployment reaches 26 percent
Greek unemployment surged to 26 percent of the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with 20.7 percent in the corresponding period a year earlier, the state statistics agency said on Thursday. The jobless rate was 24.8 percent in the third quarter, the national statistics authority Ase added in…
Gov. Perry vows to drug test unemployed Texans
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Tuesday that he’s throwing his support to proposals that would require applicants for unemployment benefits and food stamps to submit to a urine analysis drug screening. “We have to remember a core mission that has been trusted to us by the people of the…
U.S. unemployment claims rise again after sharp fall
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits were a high 388,000 in the most recent week, the Labor Department said Thursday, reversing an unexpected sharp fall in the previous week. The new figure, covering the week to October 13, erased hopes from the previous week’s plunge that the US job…
Geithner urges governments to fuel growth
NEW YORK — US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that sparking faster growth in the global economy should be the priority of all developed countries to combat unemployment. Geithner told the Clinton Global Initiative conference that slashing government spending at this point is counter-productive, even if countries need to…
Unemployment poses economic dropout risk to older workers
Sheila Cooper said she’s just looking for a receptionist or some other administrative job. “I just want a job that I can go to every day and earn a paycheck,” she said in a video for the Over 50 and Out of Work project. Cooper said she and her husband…
Employers fall down on promises to hire veterans
Michael Liguori is like a lot of other college graduates looking for a job. After graduating from the private nonprofit Menlo College last year, he’s been searching for a job that’s a good fit for his major in business management. But Liguori is also a 28-year-old California veteran who served tours in Iraq.…
German unemployment rises as economy runs out of steam
As major companies such as carmaker Opel announced short-time work schemes to cope with slumping demand, headline unemployment rose this month, with the total number of people out of work up by 29,100 in August from July to stand at 2.91 million, the Federal Labour Agency said. The unadjusted jobless…
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