News Tag: jobless
November 12, 2009
Official figures show that the number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits last week fell for the second consecutive week to the lowest level since January.
The figures show that claims for state unemployment insurance fell to 502,000 in the week ended November 7, down from the revised 514,000 the previous week.
According to Gary Thayer, chief macrostrategist for Wells Fargo ...
US jobless claims fall
by Kay Murchie
August 13, 2009
The US economy has surprised analysts again, this time by announcing a dip in retail sales for the month of July.
The fall of 0.1% for July follows two months of gains, according to the Commerce Department.
Analysts described the figures as disappointing as they had been expecting a rise of 0.7% in overall sales last month.
Petrol stations, department stores, electronics outlets ...
US retail sales dip in July
by Kay Murchie
March 6, 2009
Official figures from the US Labor Department revealed today that 651,000 jobs were lost in February in the US, taking the jobless rate 8.1% - the highest level since December 1983.
Meanwhile, the organisation adjusted its January figures upwards to 655,000, while December’s losses were revised to 681,000 - the biggest single monthly decline since October 1949.
A total ...
US Labor Department reveals worse than expected jobless figures
by Kay Murchie
February 4, 2009
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that the number claiming unemployment benefit in Ireland reached the highest monthly level on record in January.
The CSO said 326,100 people made unemployment claims in January, up from 293,100 in December.
Meanwhile, the CSO said the unemployment rate increased to 9.2% in January compared with a rate of 8.3% in December.
January’s rate ...
Irish January jobless claims reach record high
by Kay Murchie
January 5, 2009
The Government is improving the help available for homeowners facing mortgage arrears, and ultimately repossession, because they have lost their jobs.
Changes to Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) were outlined last year and due to take effect from April 2009 but the worsening of the credit crisis and rising unemployment have prompted ministers to bring forward the new measures.
From today, the means-tested ...
New help for jobless homeowners
by Gill Montia
August 13, 2008
Official figures have revealed that the number of people claiming unemployment benefits soared by 20,100 last month to 846,700 - the biggest increase since Britain’s last recession in 1992.
In the three months to June, the number of people out of work increased by 60,000 to 1.67 million, pushing the official unemployment rate up 0.2% to 5.4%.
Approximately 126,000 people were made redundant ...
UK jobless rate rises
by Kay Murchie
