Dollar poised for largest weekly rise in two months as Fed hike bets increaseDollar surged to a two-month high, fueled by rising energy prices and shipping disruptions, intensifying inflation fears and boosting expec...
15 May, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in AprilAverage hourly earnings rose 0.2% from March and 3.6% from April 2025, consistent with the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.
08 May, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
China adds 12.44 million urban jobs in 2023,says more effort needed this yearChina created 12.44 million new urban jobs in 2023, meeting its target, but more efforts are needed in 2024 to stabilize employment amid un...
24 Jan, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
US jobless claims fall below 1 mn last week for the 1st time but still remains highThe Labor Department said applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week. The decline suggests ...
13 Aug, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
Why Friday's U.S. jobless figures won't capture the true state of the coronavirus economyThe U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April, tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to 16%, when new government d...
08 May, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Asian markets tread cautiously ahead of US stimulus, jobsAustralia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.5 per cent in early trade - its third positive start in as many sessions, but also its most muted.
26 Mar, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi scales down Gujarat’s unemployment figures from 50 lakh to 30 lakhEarlier, during his four-phase Navsarjan Yatra, Rahul had targeting Gujarat government for not creating jobs for 30 lakh jobless.
26 Nov, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
- US jobless data shows improvement in labour market
Fewer Americans than forecast filed first time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, a sign the labour market is getting ba...
28 Sep, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Unemployment stabilises in industrialised countries: OECD
Unemployment has stabilised in the world's main industrialised nations, the OECD said Tuesday, citing figures for August when the jobless r...
12 Oct, 2010, 07.10 PM IST
- US jobs fears ease, Fed in focus
Applications for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in three months, indicating companies are slowing...
08 Oct, 2010, 01.32 AM IST
- German jobless rate up to 8.3 per cent
Germany's unemployment rate edged up to 8.3 per cent in August, government figures showed Tuesday _ the last set of jobs data before an ele...
01 Sep, 2009, 03.33 PM IST
- California jobless rate soars to highest on record
California's unemployment rate surged to its highest level on record last month, rising to 11.5 percent as 69,000 jobs across the state van...
19 Jun, 2009, 11.16 PM IST
- Initial US jobless claims drop unexpectedly
The tally of newly laid-off people requesting jobless benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, a sign that companies are cutt...
28 May, 2009, 07.45 PM IST
- US jobless claims drop but labor market still under strain
New weekly jobless rates in the United States showed a slight drop, according to the Labor Department, but were still consistent with a pai...
18 Dec, 2008, 09.23 PM IST
- Recession to hit German unemployment 'soon': government
Unemployment in Germany fell in November, data showed on Thursday, but the government warned that the economic slowdown would soon be putti...
27 Nov, 2008, 04.22 PM IST
- Bush to react to new US jobless figures
US President George W Bush will make a statement on the sputtering US economy on Friday, the White House said after official figures showed...
07 Mar, 2008, 10.21 PM IST
- Japan's unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in December
Japan's jobless rate held steady at 3.8 per cent in December from the previous month, suggesting companies were willing to add labor despit...
29 Jan, 2008, 05.27 AM IST