US jobless rate falls to a modest 5.4 per cent low
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WASHINGTON: The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak job tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labour Department said yesterday.
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The U.S. economy added a modest 97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in two years, but job growth in prior months was stronger than first thought and the unemployment rate dropped, the government said on Friday, easing fears over economic weakness.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for unemployment aid fell unexpectedly by 15,000 last week, according to government data on Thursday that could help ease concerns the labor market was deteriorating rapidly.
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The number of people seeking jobless benefits in the UK falls to a 32-year low, official figures show.
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The number of workers filing new claims for jobless aid unexpectedly fell 15,000 last week to its lowest in four months, according to government data on Thursday that underscored a stronger labor market.
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Unemployment ticked down a tenth of a point, but the average American worker is logging fewer hours and wage gains are minimal.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s unemployment rate in November fell to a near six-year low of 4.5 percent from 4.7 percent in October, the government said, in better figures than the consensus forecast of 4.7 percent.
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The number of U.S. workers signing up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a government report on Thursday showed.
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The unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent in the three months to December, official data showed on Wednesday.
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The jobless total fell by 67,000 to 1.38 million, the lowest since records began in 1984, the Office For National Statistics said.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore&#39;s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years on the back of strong economic growth in the first half of the year, the government said Monday.
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The number of Americans filing first- time jobless claims declined to the lowest level in six weeks, suggesting an improving labor market, a government report showed.
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The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
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The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday, while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the US labor
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The new forecast will reflect the drag from the housing slump and a slightly lower-than-expected unemployment rate.
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U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
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The ranks of Americans filing  initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected  last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday,  while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good  news for the U.S. labor market.