Canada Cuts Unemployment Premium by Smallest Amount Since 1995
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Canada cut the premium it plans to charge workers and companies for unemployment insurance in 2005 by 7 cents, the smallest reduction since the government started lowering the rates a decade ago.
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The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 334,000 last week, the government said on Thursday, matching economists' forecasts.
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The US creates fewer jobs than expected in January, but the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since September 2001.
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Manitoba has the shortest hospital waiting lists in Canada, according to a Fraser Institute report released this week. Sounds good on paper.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.
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Business & money: Number of people out of work and claiming benefit fell for 15th straight month in December
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The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.
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The unemployment rate for August fell to 5.4 percent from 5.5 percent, the lowest since October 2001, the government reported today.
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LONDON : British unemployment fell for the 15th month in a row in August to reach the lowest level for 29 years, official figures showed.
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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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Small-business owners got some good news Monday when the State Compensation Insurance Fund said it would reduce its basic workers&#39; compensation premium by an average of 5 percent in January.
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In an about-face, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it is scrapping a new policy that would have allowed owners of small businesses to contribute just one-third of the cost of their employees' health plan premiums.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in four weeks.
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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia&#39;s jobless rate fell to 5.3 percent last month, the lowest level for 27 years, the government said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of new people signing up for unemployment insurance benefits dropped by a seasonally adjusted 37,000 to 335,000, the lowest level since the beginning of September...
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits has fallen unexpectedly in November.
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Unemployment in Brazil fell to 10.9 percent in September, the lowest rate so far this year, the government's statistics institute said Friday.