Employment and unemployment in the EU and major countries
Sometimes the mass trend is a lot more interesting than the individual components. That is why I share this graph which has the unemployment rate of all the EU countries and some other major economies....
View ArticleGerman labour market – records set, no recession
Labour market figures released yesterday by Destatis, the German Statistics Office, showed the country continuing to grow with record employment (post-reunification) and the lowest unemployment for...
View ArticleYoung people have never had it worse. Wrong!
How bad is the plight of the country’s youth? The rise in youth unemployment revealed by the ONS in its monthly labour market release on 19 January produced some dramatic quotes. Ed Miliband, leader of...
View ArticleSplits in the labour market – the UK’s latest numbers
Today’s labour market data was further confirmation that the position has stabilised in aggregate – both employment and unemployment have been steady over the last six months. Labour Market: Headline...
View ArticleThe Budget for Growth
Tomorrow’s budget could not come at a more delicate time for the UK economy. Unemployment remains persistently high and today’s inflation figures have revealed an annual increase in the CPI of 4.4% in...
View ArticleLocal area US unemployment data
The latest additions to the Timetric database are up-to-date US figures from the Bureau of Labour Statistics showing unemployment rates broken down by region, state and even city area. Here is the...
View ArticleJobs – Two Speed Europe emerges
Jobs are not being lost everywhere in Europe. In the midst of Europe’s debt-induced recession woes, it is interesting to note the vastly different labour market experience of individual European...
View ArticleBrazil: Signs of a consumer spending revival
Just as a rising tide lifts all boats, the sinking global economy has threatened to engulf even the most buoyant economies. Such has been the case with Brazil. In line with the darkening global...
View ArticleUK: unemployment falls despite double-dip
Unemployment in the UK fell for the three months to April according to the labour force survey. The unemployment rate was 8.2% of the economically active population for the months from February to...
View ArticleUK: Increase in employment despite harsh economic climate
The UK employment rate increased to 70.7% in the months from March to May, up 0.3% on the previous quarter, according to the latest release by the Office of National Statistics. Unemployment fell in...
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