Unemployment

UK unemployment hits new 42-year low

LONDON: Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to a new 42-year low, official data showed on… Read More

Britain’s unemployment rate dips to 11-year low

LONDON: Britain's unemployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent in the three months to May, the… Read More

Eurozone jobless rate falls marginally, outlook uncertain

BRUSSELS: The eurozone unemployment rate improved only marginally in February, official data showed Monday, stoking… Read More

Eurozone December unemployment falls to 4-year low: Eurostat

BRUSSELS: Analysts had expected the December figure to be unchanged at 10.5 percent, taking into… Read More

Ever so slowly, the euro zone economy awakes

LONDON: Moribund. Decrepit. Sclerotic. Popular words to describe the economy shared by the 19 countries… Read More

45,000 suicides annually linked to unemployment

PARIS: Around 45,000 suicides each year are attributable to unemployment, according to a survey of… Read More

Cheaper, smarter robots to spark factory revolution

WASHINGTON: Rapid advances in robotics combined with falling prices will spark a new manufacturing revolution,… Read More

US economy produces 257,000 jobs in January

WASHINGTON: The US economy pumped out a solid 257,000 new jobs in January, better than… Read More

Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget, draws scorn from Republicans

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget that drew scorn from… Read More

eBay to cut 2,400 jobs

NEW YORK: Online retail giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs -- seven percent of its… Read More

British unemployment hits new six-year low

LONDON: Britain's unemployment has hit another six-year low and wages are climbing in real terms,… Read More

More than 212 million people will be jobless by 2019

GENEVA: Unemployment will rise by 11 million in the next five years due to slower… Read More

U.S. payrolls rise, unemployment rate falls to 5.8 percent

WASHINGTON: U.S. job growth increased at a fairly brisk clip in October and the unemployment… Read More

Joblessness, inequality top global concerns in 2015: report

GENEVA: Unemployment and rising income inequality will top concerns for global leaders in 2015, a… Read More

World Bank to cut net 250 jobs

WASHINGTON: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced a net 250 job cuts Thursday --… Read More

Bosnians vote for presidents, parliament

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA: Bosnia voted Sunday to choose new leaders and a parliament amid mounting social… Read More

No one will be allowed to storm Parliament, says Bizenjo

ISLAMABAD: Leader of National Party (NP) Mir Hasil Bizenjo has said that it is the… Read More

Six Job Search Tips to Fill an Employment Gap

When you’re searching for a job, the fact that you’re currently unemployed might weigh on… Read More

China’s factories spring to life as global trade reawakens

SYDNEY: Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months… Read More

Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs this year as it chops Nokia

SEATTLE: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella kicked off one of the largest layoffs in… Read More