Tag: unemployment
Canada, unemployment down in June. Rate at 4.9%
(Finance) – Unemployment in Canada declines in June. As reported by the national statistics office, the jobless rate shows a drop to 4.9% against the 5.1% expected by analysts and…
The employment service tracks reduced unemployment
The reason is continued strong demand for labor. The authority believes that the proportion of registered unemployed in 2022 will land at 6.8 percent and at 6.6 percent in 2023,…
Reduced unemployment throughout the country
At the end of May, 6.6 per cent of the labor force was unemployed, which can be compared with 7.9 per cent a year ago. Unemployment among young people is…
Unemployment is falling everywhere
At the end of May, 344,000 people, or 6.6 per cent of the labor force, were registered as unemployed at the country’s employment services. That is 78,000 fewer in one…
U.S. Unemployment Benefit Applications High in the Last 5 Months
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in nearly five months last week. However, this situation is unlikely to cause a change in the…
Unemployment Declines Despite Decline in U.S. Employment
Private companies in the US created new jobs in May, below expectations. According to the latest data released by the ADP Research Institute, which publishes employment data, the private sector…
South Africa records its first fall in unemployment in two years
A glimmer of hope seems to be emerging in South Africa, on the employment front. For the first time in two years, the official unemployment rate is slightly down in…
Sweden’s long-term unemployment is rising at the same time as the shortage of labor is spreading.
“Long-term unemployment risks getting stuck” was a frequent warning at the beginning of the corona pandemic and the group that had been out of work for over a year grew…
USA, requests for unemployment benefits increase more than expected
(Finance) – Growth more than expected claims for unemployment benefits in the US. In the week to May 14, 2022, the “claims” amounted to 218,000 units, an increase of 21,000…
UK unemployment at 50-year low
Although the labor market is doing very well in the United Kingdom, it is not enough to counter the surge in inflation which is eating away at the rise in…