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U.S. jobless claims edge lower but trend points to uptick in filings

The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week, a positive signal for the U.S. labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher.Init

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China sees steady employment in Q1

Chinacontinuedtoseeastablejobmarketinthefirstquarterthisyear,withtheunemploymentrateatarelativelylowlevel,officialdatashowedTuesday.FromJanuarytoMarch,themonthl

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US jobs increased 103K in March, missing expectations

Employerscreated103,000jobsinMarch,thelowestamountofjobscreatedsincelastfall,andwellbelowthe193,000analystspolledbyThomsonReuterswereexpecting.Marchunemployment

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U.S. jobless claims rebound from 48-year low

ThenumberofpeoplefilingforU.S.unemploymentbenefitsincreasedby21,000intheweekwhichendsMarch3,reboundingfroma48-yearlowinthepreviousweek,theU.S.Labordepartmentsai

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Youth unemployment, Europe's unshakeable challenge

Europe'seconomyisfiringonallcylinders.Thelatestofficialdatashowacontinentthrivingonthebackofdecade-highgrowth,risingconsumerdemandandanoverallunemploymentfigure

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Eurozone unemployment falls to 9-year low as recovery strengthens

Europe'seconomicrecoveryisdeepening,datashowedonTuesday,witheurozoneunemploymentfallingtoitslowestlevelsinceJanuary2009.TheEU'sofficialstatisticsagencysaidthatt

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India's schools must change to help industrial upgrading

AnunemploymentdilemmaisbrewinginIndia,butthecountrymayhavegottenontothewrongtrackincreatingjobsforitsyouth.InIndia,morethanhalfoftheMBAgraduatescouldnotgetjobsd

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German unemployment hits record low since 1990

GermanunemploymentfelltoahistoricallowinOctober,officialfiguresshowedonThursday.TheFederalLaborOfficerecorded2.389millionunemployedGermansinOctober,markingareco

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Europe sees higher growth, record low unemployment

Third-quarterGDPintheeuroareaandtheEU28roseby0.6percent,astheseasonally-adjustedunemploymentratehitahistoricallowinOctober,thestatisticalofficeoftheEuropeanUnio

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Eurozone jobless rate 9.1% in August, lowest since February 2009

TheunemploymentrateacrosstheEurozoneremainedunchangedat9.1%inAugust,thelowestlevelrecordedinthesinglecurrencyareasinceFebruary2009,officialdatahasshown.Inthewid

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Study warns against unemployment risks to business

AWorldEconomicForum(WEF)surveywarnedthatunemploymentposesgreaterriskstobusinessesglobally.Thecompanyexecutivesputunemploymentorunderemploymentasthetopriskoverth

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US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week

Thenumberofpeopleseekingunemploymentbenefitsdeclinedslightlylastweekbutstillremainedelevatedashurricanedisruptionsimpactedlayoffsforasecondweek.THENUMBERS:Appli

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Taiwan's unemployment rate up in June

Taiwan's unemployment rate rose to 3.74 percent in June as new graduates poured into the job market, the island's statistics agency said Monday.

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Eurozone unemployment rate remains at 8-year low

Official figures show that unemployment across the 19-country eurozone remained at an eight-year low in May.

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Eurozone unemployment rate remains at 8-year low

Officialfiguresshowthatunemploymentacrossthe19-countryeurozoneremainedataneight-yearlowinMay.EurostatsaidMondaythattheunemploymentratewasunchangedat9.3percent.T

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Skilled refugees in Brazil taking courses to run their own businesses

RefugeeslivinginBrazilarehavingaparticularlydifficulttimeinfindingsteadyworkasLatinAmerica’slargestcountryfacesarecordunemploymentrate.AnewprogramlaunchedinRiod

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German unemployment sinks as labor market remains strong

Germany’s labor market remained strong in May, with the unemployment rate falling again over the previous month to a new post-reunification low, in a likely boost to Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of September’s election.