Eurozone November unemployment 12.1%, unchanged: Eurostat

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 18:45

The eurozone unemployment rate continued near record highs at 12.1 percent in November, unchanged from the October level, as a modest recovery produced few new jobs, official data showed on Wednesday.

British unemployment rate hits four-year low

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 22:47

The Bank of England, under governor Mark Carney, has stated that it will not raise borrowing costs from a record-low 0.50 percent at least until the unemployment rate falls to seven percent, under a "forward guidance" policy.

US unemployment rate falls to five-year low of 7% in Nov

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 16:10

The monthly non-farm payroll figure is watched closely by the economists, the report added.

Oil prices gain after bullish US jobs report

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:27

New York`s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for delivery in January, added 27 cents to close at USD 97.65 a barrel.

US unemployment rate hits five-year low, eyes on the Fed

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:53

U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and the jobless rate hit a five-year low of 7.0 percent, raising chances the Federal Reserve could start ratcheting back its bond-buying stimulus as soon as this month.

Growing unemployment amongst Indian youth!

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 11:47

While unemployment rate among illiterate youth is lowest with 3.7 per cent for the age group 15-29 years at all India level in 2012-2013, the unemployment rate in the same category was reported at 1.2 per cent in 2011-2012 report.

Spain confirms exit from recession

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 17:24

Spain Thursday said it has technically escaped a two-year recession by posting feeble growth in the third quarter, but with an unemployment rate still towering at 26 percent.

Bernanke, other policymakers point to weakness in labor market

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 12:42

Bernanke was not specifically referring to the latest employment report, which showed the unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in October while employers added 204,000 jobs.

US jobless claims fall for 3rd straight week

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:49

US jobless claims fell for the third week in a row, as the impact of the government shutdown earlier in the month appeared to ease, Labor Department data showed Thursday.

Eurozone unemployment rises to record 12.2% in Sept

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:15

The unemployment rate across the 17-country eurozone hit a record 12.2 percent in September, with about 19.5 million people classed as jobless by EU data agency Eurostat.

Overall unemployment rate in cities, town comes down: Study

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 22:31

Unemployment rate among men rose sharply in Agra, Ludhiana and Meerut during the five year period ending 2009-10.

Overall unemployment rate in cities and town comes down: Study

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 21:04

The lowest rate of unemployment among men was recorded in Bhopal at 0.1 percent followed by Surat at 0.6 percent and Indore at 0.8 percent in 2009-10.