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Coronavirus: US Lost 20 Million Jobs Over the Last Four Weeks

More than 20 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits over the last four weeks, according to Department of Labor filings.…

5 years ago

US economy adds 288,000 jobs in April 2014

According to the latest figures from the Labor Department, the US economy created 288,000 jobs in April, the strongest monthly…

11 years ago

US economy gains 192,000 jobs in March 2014

The US economy added 192,000 new jobs in March 2014, in line with expectations, as the unemployment rate held steady…

11 years ago

US economy creates 175,000 new jobs in February 2014

According to US Labor Department figures, the US economy added 175,000 new jobs in February, but the unemployment rate rose…

11 years ago

US economy added 162,000 new jobs in July

The US Labor Department has announced that the country’s economy added 162,000 new jobs in July. The figure - which…

11 years ago

US economy added 195,000 new jobs in June

According to official figures, the US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June. The figure was well above…

11 years ago

Eurozone unemployment rate hit 12% in February 2013

Eurozone unemployment rate reached new record high of 12% in February 2013, according to the official figures. The number of people…

12 years ago

Eurozone unemployment rate hits record 11.9% in January 2013

Eurozone unemployment rate rose to a new record high in January, official figures show. The jobless rate in the 17…

12 years ago

US economy adds 157,000 new jobs in January 2013

US economy has added 157,000 jobs in January 2013, which was slightly below forecasts, but the number of new jobs…

12 years ago

Eurozone unemployment rate hits new all-time high in November

Eurozone unemployment rate hit a new all-time high of 11.8% in November, official figures have shown. This is a slight…

12 years ago

Eurozone unemployment rate hits new record high in October, while consumer price rises slowed sharply

Eurozone unemployment rate hit a new record high in October, while consumer price rises slowed sharply. The jobless rate in…

12 years ago

US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October, says Labor Department

Official figures from the Labor Department show the US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October, which was much more…

12 years ago

Eurozone unemployment rate hits new high in September

Eurozone unemployment rate hit to a new high of 18.49 million in September, the EU statistics agency has said. The…

12 years ago

US unemployment remains elevated, says Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve has reiterated that the US economy is only growing slowly, and that the country's unemployment rate "remains…

12 years ago

Greece jobless rate hit a record 25% in July

Latest official figures show that unemployment in Greece hit a record 25.1% in July, with the level among young people…

12 years ago

Spain 2013 austerity budget to be set out today

Spain will set out today its austerity budget for 2013, against a backdrop of a deteriorating economy and 25% unemployment…

12 years ago

US job growth misses expectations

The US economy created 96,000 jobs in August, according to official figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is…

12 years ago