unemployment

Brazil unemployment hits eight-year low in April

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil's unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent for the three months through…

US hiring slows in September as unemployment rate dips

Washington, United States | AFP | Hiring in the US economy slowed slightly in September, as expected, while the jobless…

PHL employment rate at 94.2 percent in March 2022, highest in two years

  (Eagle News) – Philippine employment rate grew in March 2022 at 94.2, the highest since April 2020 or a…

UK unemployment rate steady despite Omicron

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK's unemployment rate remained steady at the end of last year despite the emergence…

PSA: 3.27M unemployed in the PHL last December; add’l 113,000 people lose work

PHL unemployment rate at 6.6 percent in December from 6.5 percent in November 2021 (Eagle News) – The number of…

PHL reports 4.25 million unemployed in Sept; 8.9% unemployment rate highest this year

Agriculture, manufacturing, info and communication sector report biggest drop in employment   (Eagle News) -- The Philippines recorded its highest…

UK unemployment dips as economy reopens

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's unemployment rate dipped in the second quarter on reopening of the economy that has…

Canada jobless rate falls to 7.5% in July

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's economy created 94,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent as…

US gains 943,000 jobs in July, unemployment falls to 5.4%: govt

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The recovering US economy added 943,000 new jobs in July, according to government data released…

In US, 2.5 million unemployed soon to be without income

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- States across America are moving to cut pandemic unemployment benefits, a painful blow for millions…

UK unemployment dips, aided by Covid furlough scheme

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British unemployment dipped to 4.8 percent in the first quarter, official data showed Tuesday, helped…

Citing labor shortage, US states end pandemic jobless benefits

by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A handful of US states have announced they will end extra unemployment…

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