28/01/2013 | Argentina

Unemployment rate hits 6.9% in 2012 last quarter

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the unemployment rate has dropped in the last quarter of 2012 to 6.9 percent, 0.7 points lower than the level registered in the previous quarter, and that the economy has grown 1.8 percent, "despite the severe international crisis."

22/02/2012 | Argentina

Unemployment rate drops to 6.7%

The unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent during the third quarter of 2011, a percentage point lower than the 7.3 percent registered in the same period in 2010, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

21/08/2012 | Argentina

Unemployment rate hits 7.2% in second quarter

The unemployment rate hit 7.2 percent during the second quarter of the year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

19/11/2012 | Argentina

Jobless rate climbs to 7.6% in third quarter

The unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent amid economically active citizens during the third quarter, against 7.2 percent registered during the same period in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

01/09/2011 | Argentina

'Gov't wishes to reduce unemployment to 5%,' Feletti

Deputy Minister of Economy, Roberto Feletti spoke on employment levels today and stated that the idea of the government is to “reduce the level of unemployment to 5%.”

21/11/2011 | Argentina

Indec confirms unemployment rate drops to 7.2%

Unemployment rate dropped to 7.2 percent during the third quarter of the year against the 7.5 percent registered in the same period of 2010, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

25/01/2012 | Argentina

Unemployment rate drops to 6.7%

The unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent in the last quarter of 2011, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced as she resumed her activities after a three-week medical leave of absence.

22/02/2011 | Argentina

Indec confirms unemployment drops to 7.3% in 2010

Unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent during the fourth trimester of 2010, 1.1 percent lower than the volume registered in the same period in 2009, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

16/06/2011 | Argentina

Illegal labour reaches 34.1% during first quarter

Illegal labour reached 34.1 percent of the total amount of jobs in Argentina, the Indec National Statistics bureau reported.

23/08/2011 | Argentina

Unemployment plummets to 7.3% in second quarter

The unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent in the second quarter from the 7.9 percent reported in the same period last year, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

13/11/2012 | World

Anti-austerity strikes sweep southern Europe

27/11/2012 | World

French jobless total hits 14-year high

The number of people out of work in France soared again in October to hit its highest level in 14-and-a-half years, piling pressure on Socialist President Francois Hollande who has promised to halt the relentless rise by the end of 2013.

01/02/2013 | World

US jobs data point to steady economic growth

US Employment grew modestly in January and factory activity touched a nine-month high, supporting views the economy's mild recovery remained on track.

14/07/2012 | World

France's Hollande vows to fight job cuts, graft

President Francois Hollande marked Bastille day celebrations today with a pledge to fight industrial layoffs and clean up French politics, after watching troops parade down the Champs Elysees as jets streamed the national colors overhead.

23/08/2012 | World

US jobless claims rise to highest level in five weeks

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labor market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate.

07/09/2012 | World

US jobs growth cools in August

US jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pump additional money into the sluggish economy next week and dealing a blow to President Obama as he seeks reelection in November.

01/06/2012 | World

Euro zone unemployment hits record high

Euro zone unemployment has hit a record high, and job losses are likely to keep climbing as the bloc's devastating debt crisis eats away at businesses' ability to hire workers while indebted governments continue to cut staff.

02/07/2012 | World

New high for euro zone joblessness

Joblessness in the euro zone rose to a new record high in May, pushed up by lay-offs in France, Spain and even stable Austria, as the 2-1/2 year debt crisis continued to eat away at the currency bloc's fragile economy.

10/07/2012 | World

OECD sees no end to jobs crisis as economy struggles

Unemployment in advanced economies will remain high until at least the end of 2013, with young people and the low-skilled bearing the brunt of what is by far the weakest economic recovery in the past four decades, the OECD said today.

12/04/2012 | World

US jobless claims unexpectedly rise last week

New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week in the US to their highest level since January, a development that could raise fears the labor market recovery was stalling after job creation slowed in March.

04/05/2012 | World

US April hiring slows, jobless rate falls to 8.1%

US employers cut back on hiring in April and the jobless rate fell as people gave up the hunt for work, according to the Labor Department. Employers added just 115,000 workers to their payrolls last month.

17/05/2012 | World

US: jobless claims hold steady at 370,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits in the US held steady at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the Labor Department said.

02/12/2011 | World

US jobless rate drops to 8.6%, hiring picks up

The US unemployment rate fell to a 2-1/2 year low of 8.6 percent in November and companies stepped up hiring, further evidence the economic recovery was gaining momentum.

14/12/2011 | World

UK unemployment hits 17-year high as recession looms

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.

31/01/2012 | World

Eurozone unemployment hits highest level since birth of euro

Euro zone unemployment has risen to its highest level since before the euro was introduced, data showed today, a day after EU leaders promised to focus on creating millions of new jobs to try to kickstart Europe's floundering economy.

28/10/2011 | World

Spain unemployment hits 15-year high

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.

04/11/2011 | World

US jobless rate drops to 6-month low

US employment rose less than expected in October, but a drop in the jobless rate to a six-month low of 9.0 percent and upward revisions to prior months' job gains pointed to underlying strength in the labor market.

17/11/2011 | World

US jobless claims at 7-month low

New US claims for jobless benefits hit a seven-month low last week, while permits for future home construction rebounded strongly last month, bolstering views the economy was gaining traction.

19/08/2011 | World

Fed: It will take years to lower unemployment

The economy is growing so slowly that it will take years to wrench lofty unemployment rates back to normal levels, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said.

07/10/2011 | World

US nonfarm payrolls rise in September, jobless rate steady

Employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.

12/10/2011 | World

UK unemployment hits highest since 1994

Unemployment in Britain has jumped to its highest level since 1994, with young people hit hardest as private companies fail to make up for job losses in the public sector, piling pressure on the government to boost a stagnant economy.

03/06/2011 | World

White House says jobless rate 'unacceptably high'

The White House said the US unemployment rate was unacceptably high while trying to put a brave face on a report that showed employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May.

08/07/2011 | World

US employment growth ground to a halt in June

US employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dousing hopes the economy would regain momentum in the second half of the year.

28/07/2011 | World

US jobless claims fall below 400,000

The number of US citizens claiming new unemployment benefits last week dropped below the 400,000 level for the first time since early April, a hopeful sign for the economy which has struggled to regain momentum.

24/02/2011 | Latin America

Brazil's unemployment rate falls to 6.1% for January 2011

The unemployment rate in Brazil had lowered to just 6.1% for this year, the best indicator for that month since 2003 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).