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Unemployment

Unemployment occurs when a person is available and willing to work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indices such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators as a measure of the state of macroeconomics. Read More

Articles About Unemployment

Rome protests
Italians Protest at Cuts and Unemployment in Rome

By IBTimes UK

Demonstrators call on new leader Enrico Lette to make jobs his priority. (8:25 pm)

MORE TOPICS: INVESTMENT

Juan Carlos
Spain's King Juan Carlos Gives Up Royal Yacht

By IBTimes UK

We're all in the same boat, says monarch as he bequeaths £18m yacht to the nation as a gesture of solidarity. (7:56 pm)

MORE TOPICS: BOTSWANA

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta

By Reuters UK

Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. (5:19 pm)

MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, INVESTMENT

Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs

By Reuters

Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. (12:30 am)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE

Keep rates low until jobless rate normalizes: Fed's Kocherlakota

By Reuters

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday repeated his call for the U.S. central bank to commit to keeping short-term interest rates low until the unemployment rate "normalizes. (12:12 am)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE

Fed has not lowered interest rates enough: Kocherlakota

By Reuters

The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three years. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE

Greek PM hails "Greekovery" replacing "Grexit"

By Reuters UK

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has hailed kinder words from lenders and revived interest in the country's deeply-discounted bonds and stocks as a "Greekovery" to replace last year's "Grexit" catchphrase. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, MANUFACTURING, INVESTMENT

Italy PM Letta seeks to smooth property tax standoff

By Reuters UK

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta promised a wide reform of property tax on Friday, addressing one of the main issues dividing his coalition government, but gave no details on where he would find the billions of euros to pay for it. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION

Bank of England's Weale sees chance of stimulus after Carney arrival

By Reuters UK

The Bank of England may have more scope to boost the economy after Mark Carney starts as governor because of tentative signs of lower inflation ahead, a member of its policymaking body said on Friday. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, BANK OF ENGLAND

European car sales end losing streak, respite may be brief

By Reuters UK

Europe's ailing car market ended a streak of 18 straight months of falling sales, though a number of one-off factors suggested that a sustained recovery will be harder to achieve. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: GERMANY, VOLKSWAGEN, ELECTIONS