Unemployment Rate
10:44 :
Australia unemployment rate steady at 5.1% -
Figures today revealed Australia’s jobs market remains strong after employment hit a record high of 11.1 million people at work. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the economy created almost 46,000 jobs last month – smashing analysts forecasts ...
21:59 :
US jobs data boosts recovery hopes -
The Labor Department today revealed the world’s largest economy added 162,000 jobs last month - the largest job gain since March 2007. The
unemployment rate remains at 9.7% - the third consecutive month it has been at this level. The ...
10:14 :
Japan industrial output falls, unemployment rate unchanged -
The recovery in the world’s second largest economy appears to be faltering after figures today revealed a fall in industrial output. Japan’s industrial output has fallen for the first time in a year, by 0.9% in February, following strong growth in the ...
15:48 :
US unemployment rate falls to 9.7% -
The Labor Department has today revealed that the US
unemployment rate fell from 10% in December to 9.7% in January - its lowest level in five months. According to the Labor Department, employers cut 20,000 jobs last month - many analysts ...
18:26 :
Britvic, SABMiller lead London markets -
European equities markets were lower to end the week as the US Labor Department delivered more bad news on jobs in the United States.Government numbers showed that the US lost 263,000 jobs in September, 83,000 more than had been expected, and that the ...