The Philippines has the fastest-growing economy in East Asia. But unemployment is still rising and the number of people in poverty has barely changed in six years.    

Fund praises Madrid but insists it needs more changes to the labour market to reduce the country’s 27 per cent unemployment rate

Unemployment is well above the Fed's economic target, and inflation is low and falling. So why is there even talk of the Fed slowing down QE (popularly called tapering)? Citi's foreign exchange expert Steven Englander explains the real motivation: a

Black unemployment is still double the national rate, and research has shown that, even when controlled for factors like education and experience, Black job seekers still face hiring discrimination.

It appears the plethora of talking heads discussing the FOMC's potential decision to 'Taper' - and the subsequent sell-offs in a number of risk-assets - believe this action has stemmed from better economic data (as the 'manipulated' unemployment rate

The year over year reading of 1.7% core inflationis well below the Fed's target upper boundary of 2% and unlikely to impact policy moving forward.In fact, this gives the Fed some breathing room even as we begin to see unemployment readings that get i

In the U.S., it's no secret that the unemployment rate for college grads is lower than that of those without college degrees. The same goes for China. Standard Chartered's Stephen Green presents them in his research note to clients. "Southwestern Uni

The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates at a record low this month to spur weaker sectors of the economy such as retail and housing construction to head off a possible sharp rise in unemployment.

WASHINGTON -- Most workers who ran out of unemployment insurance in the Great Recession didn't start collecting disability benefits, according to new research by Jesse...

Greece took year after year after year of Troika punishment stoically, if with the occasional tear gas-puncutated celebration of 60%+ youth unemployment. But when it came to taking away the free, public TV... Well, as we predicted: You may take away

U.S. unemployment is considered high at 7.5 percent. But it’s better than the European Union, where jobless rates are at 11 percent. President Obama begins...

Economists Wary as Fed’s Next Forecast Looms (WSJ) At the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, the Fed will release its updated projections of growth, inflation and unemployment. The evolution of these forecasts is a critical

RJS is a rural swamp denizen from Northeast Ohio, and a long-time commenter at Naked Capitalism. Originally published at MarketWatch 666.Lambert here: Since Hugh's regular reports on unemployment have found a readership at Naked Capitalism, we though

Why are we so worried about highly uncertain budget projections extending decades into the future when we have very real problems such as high levels of unemployment that need our immediate attention? Fight the Future, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY

With shifts in the unemployment picture and speculation that the Fed may shift policy, silver continues to face macro pressure.

WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is expected to sign a law requiring some unemployment claimants to pass drug tests, the Associated Press reported...

The U.S. will see slower growth and 7.5% unemployment this year, the IMF forecasts.

In the search for solutions to Europe's youth unemployment crisis, governments are blowing the cobwebs off a decades-old idea that many economists had hoped would remain in the attic for good, writes Matthew Dalton.

Two months ago, after we saw a big jump in unemployment in the numbers published in April, I suggested that it should stabilised or fall in a couple of months’ time, when a big jump over the winter dropped out of the figures. So it has done. Un

European stocks shrugged off a slump in Asia, closing marginally lower as investors welcomed better-than-expected news about U.S. retail sales and claims for unemployment benefits.

The Department of Labor said that the number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits dropped to 334,000 in the week ending June 8.

Catching up ... the DOL reports:In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 334,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 346,000. The 4-week moving average was 345,250, a decr

Claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to further modest improvement in the job market.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, the government said, nearing its lowest level in five years.    

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of people who applied for new regular state unemployment-insurance benefits fell 12,000 to 334,000 in the week ended June 8, reaching the lowest level since early May, pointing to a slower pace of layoffs, accor

Australia's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell as more jobs were added in the manufacturing-rich Victoria state, a sign the economy is becoming less reliant on the resources industry as a long mining boom slows.

Greece's unemployment rate surged to 27.4% in the first quarter, versus 26% in the earlier three-month period, according to the country's statistics service.Greek unemployment rate was 22.6% in the first quarter of 2012.

ATHENS, June 13 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate rose to 27.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 from 26 percent in the previous three-month period as economic activity slumped, the country's...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits droppedto 334,000 last week.

First, here is a price index for commercial real estate that I follow. From CoStar: Commercial Real Estate Prices Shake Off Effects of First Quarter Seasonal Slowdown with Strong Showing in April COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PRICE RECOVERY REGAINED MOMENTU

UK unemployment falls by an unexpected 5,000 in the three months to April, the Office for National Statistics says.

Vacant shops, stagnant house prices, rising unemployment and a sharp fall in bank lending show that economic activity failed to pick up

Economists have argued that weak job creation will keep unemployment high and that strain could emerge in this week’s retail sales report.

On Friday, the BLS reported that the U.S. economy created 175,000 new jobs in May. This occurred while the unemployment rate did not change, remaining at 7.6 percent, and the number of unemployed did not change.

Ahead of the Tape: Going by the U.S. government's definition of unemployment, only 7.6% of the labor force is out of a job. But that doesn't necessarily capture the ebb and flow within the job market.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The sharp recovery in housing amid still-high unemployment, tight credit and flat incomes has sparked concerns that prices might be rising too fast.Skeptics believe the housing recovery is investor driven and question the sust

Broadly speaking, U.S. economic data released this year has been solid. Of course there have been hiccups along the way, a slightly higher unemployment rate seen in last Friday's May jobs report is one example, but overall the data have been decent.

The euro began the week trading steadily just below $1.32 at $1.3196 at 6:00 GMT on Monday morning.

A better-than-expected May jobs report was the catalyst to lift U.S. stocks to another strong showing last week.Employers added 175,000 new jobs last month, but the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent. Still, that was enough to hea

Yves here. While most investors and analysts were busy fixating on the Fed's taper and the unemployment report and the Abenomics roller coaster, some important housing market news slipped under the radar.

Arianna appeared on CNN's 'Your Money' to discuss youth unemployment and the student debt crisis. Fareed Zakaria also joined to conversation. "Even the kids who...

That things in Greece are hopeless and getting worse is an understatement. With unemployment levels off the charts, the pension and retirement systems effectively gone and every able-bodied individual (what little remains of them) moving to the shado

May monthly data reported this past week was dominated by yet another tepid jobs report of +175,000 with a slight increase in the unemployment rate due to more people entering the labor force. Average hourly earnings barely increased, so real earning

May's employment report can best be described as a tepidly good report, that mainly took back losses we saw in several categories last month. You probably already know the headlines, +175,000 jobs added, and the unemployment rate ticked up .1 to 7.6%

One of our favorite charts to look at from the latest jobs report: The massive difference in the unemployment rate between those who do and don't have a college degree. The blue line is the unemployment rate for those with a Bachelor's Degree or high

The unemployment rate in the United States moved up slightly to 7.6 percent, but overall employment was below where it was at the end of 2007.    

Despite gains, the unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6% as more look for work.WASHINGTON — The nation kept up its moderate pace of job growth in May, a reassuring sign that the American economy is moving forward despite federal spending cuts and

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