UNEMPLOYMENT

Crisis in Lebanon drags labor force into unemployment

Published on: May 13, 2022
08:01

Beirut, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The current economic and financial crisis in Lebanon is dragging its active labor force into unemployment, while the underutilized workforce is increasing, according to a survey by the United Nations and the government of Lebanon.

France reports significant unemployment decrease in 2021

Published on: February 18, 2022
08:06

Paris, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) France closed 2021 with 2,200,000 unemployed, 7.4 percent of its active population, one of the lowest figures of the last two decades, an official source published on Friday.

ILO predicts high unemployment for Latin America in 2022

Published on: January 18, 2022
09:48

Geneva, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Latin America and the Caribbean resumed economic growth in 2021, but this year they could contribute 13.9 percent of the registered unemployed worldwide, the International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates.

Declining unemployment, economy causes of concern in Uruguay

Published on: September 8, 2021
11:19

Montevideo, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Unemployment and the economic situation are the main concerns today of Uruguayans, according to data released by a polling company.

Egypt’s unemployment falls in second quarter of 2021

Published on: August 16, 2021
08:45

Cairo, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Egypt's unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021, a slight decrease of 0.1 percent compared to the first quarter, an official source reported on Monday.

Israel’s unemployment grows

Published on: August 3, 2021
08:24

Tel Aviv, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Israel's unemployment rate grew by 9.0 percent in the first half of July, compared to 8.8 percent reported in the second half of June, the Central Bureau of Statistics informed on Tuesday.

Unemployment decreases in Germany

Published on: July 30, 2021
00:15

Berlin, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Official information said that the unemployment rate decreased in Germany in June, as part of a process of economic recovery.

Palestine´s college student rate ramps up 54%

Published on: July 14, 2021
09:35

Ramallah, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Unemployment rate among young Palestinian college ramped up to 54% in 2020, one percentage point over previous year, according to an official source.

US unemployment rate rose by 5.9% in June

Published on: July 9, 2021
07:15

Washington, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The United States registered a 5.9% unemployment rate in June, which accounts for 6.8 million fewer jobs compared to the same month of 2020, according to the Labor Department.

End of subsidies could trigger unemployment in United Kingdom

Published on: July 1, 2021
17:15

London, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Unions and employers have urged the British government to maintain the wage support for private sector workers that was implemented at the beginning of Covid-19 to avoid an increase in unemployment.

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