French jobless rate falls to 8.9 percent
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The French unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent of the workforce in July, its lowest reading since March 2002, from 9.0 percent in June, the employment ministry reported.
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Australiaâs jobless rate fell to a 31-year low in January as fewer people sought work, worsening a worker shortage that may fuel wages and inflation. The rate fell to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent in December, the lowest since May 1976. Australian employers hired an extra 300,000 workers last year, the largest gain since 1989..
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The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid fell by a much fewer than expected 8,000  last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday, which left  claims at fairly high levels.
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PARIS  - France's public deficit will drop by about &#36;12 billion US in 2005 to conform with European Union rules, the French premier said in an interview.
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Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July,  according to official figures.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected  27,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.
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Brazil&#39;s unemployment rate fell in September to the lowest this year as companies hired more workers to meet rising orders as the economy expands, the government said.
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Household spending in France, Europe&#39;s third-largest economy, unexpectedly fell in September, hurt by unemployment and rising oil prices.
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Unemployment has risen slightly in France, despite the efforts of the French government to bring it under control.
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits in Britain fell for the ninth month in a row in June, official data showed on Wednesday.
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A solid economic recovery cut the German jobless rate in August to 8.8 percent, official data showed Thursday, and some analysts said unemployment could continue to drop if market turmoil did not hobble growth.
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New applications for US home loans dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Unemployment in France has reached a 25-year low - dropping 0.9% in May to 2.2 million, the government says.
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Japan's unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in July, official figures show, as the economy continues to recover.
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New applications for unemployment benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a weakening labor market as the economy slows.
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The Massachusetts jobless rate last month plunged to its lowest level in more than two years, the sharpest monthly drop since 1981, the state reported yesterday.
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Workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 328,000 last week, a government report said, to a slightly lower level than Wall Street expected.