China exports see biggest drop for three years
Global demand for Chinese goods has fallen as the cost of living and rising interest rates bite.
2023-08-08 16:23
US jobs market holds steady despite rate rises
Employers added 187,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate was 3.5%.
2023-08-04 20:55
US weekly jobless claims rise moderately; layoffs drop to 11-month low
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, while layoffs dropped
2023-08-03 20:53
German unemployment falls unexpectedly in July
BERLIN German unemployment fell unexpectedly in July, showing resilience in the labour market despite difficult economic conditions. The
2023-08-01 16:21
Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find
Exhausted by the pressure to succeed as a photographer, Litsky Li accepted a better offer: quit work to become one of China's growing legions of children paid by their families to stay home.
2023-07-27 10:26
Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%
By Ryan Woo and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -An unusually public claim by a Chinese professor the country's youth jobless
2023-07-20 16:46
Burnt out or jobless - meet China's 'full-time children'
Gruelling work hours and a dismal job market are forcing young Chinese to make unusual choices.
2023-07-18 06:46
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, indicating that the
2023-07-13 20:55
UK wage growth matches record high, keeping BoE under pressure
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -A key measure of British wages matched its highest growth rate on record but there
2023-07-11 15:48
Black unemployment rate spikes for second month in a row
By Safiyah Riddle The U.S. Black unemployment rate jumped for a second consecutive month, hitting a 10-month high
2023-07-07 22:21
US weekly jobless claims rise moderately; layoffs drop in June
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, pointing to only
2023-07-06 20:50
US weekly jobless claims fall; first-quarter GDP revised higher
WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to continued
2023-06-29 20:57