Canada adds 21,000 jobs as unemployment rate slides to 8.2 percent Canada's unemployment rate has slipped to 8.2 percent as the economy gained 21,000 jobs. Statistics Canada said Friday full-time jobs rose by 60,000 in February. That was partially offset by a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in African-American communities and deliver an immigration overhaul even as he tried to push healthcare reform across the finish line. Back-to-back White House meetings with representatives from the ...
President Barack Obama put into action Thursday an ambitious strategy to double US exports by prising open lucrative emerging markets in a bid to ease unemployment amid fragile economic recovery. The leader signed an executive order to "marshal the full resources of ...
New unemployment claims drop last week but remain above levels that signal job growth The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, but remains above the level many economists say would signal new hiring. The four-week average of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. The measure, approved by a vote of 62 ...
Australia's unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.3 percent in February from January's revised 5.2 percent, with just 400 new jobs created, official data showed on Thursday. The figure, which was in line with forecasts, came after 11,400 full-time jobs were created, offset ...
Summary Box: Unemployment rates rise in 30 states as joblessness remains widespread JOBS SCARCE: The unemployment rate rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, as jobs remain scarce across the country. SOME JOB CREATION: There were signs of ...
Unemployment rate rises in 30 states in January as joblessness remains widespread Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. The data is somewhat better than December, ...
Job openings up sharply in January, evidence that employers may soon boost hiring Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, ...
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Clamping down on spending now to cut the gaping U.S. budget deficit would be "pound-foolish" and derail the economic recovery, a top White House economic adviser said on Tuesday. "Immediate fiscal contraction would inevitably nip the nascent economic ...
