Australia jobless at 26-year low
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Unemployment in Australia sinks to its lowest level since 1978, giving a further boost to the re-elected government of John Howard.
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Unemployment in Germany tumbled to its lowest level in 14 years this month, as the current boom in the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy pushes up demand for labour to all-time highs, data showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers claiming  an initial week of jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000  last week to the lowest level in nearly four months, a  government report showed on Thursday.
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New French President Nicolas Sarkozy gets a boost as the jobless total falls to 2.2 million - the lowest since June 1982.
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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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NEW YORKFewer Americans lined up to claim first-time jobless benefits last week but analysts said the modest decline said very little about the current state of the labour market.
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The number of U.S. workers applying   for initial jobless benefits fell by a steeper-than -expected   9,000 last week to the lowest level in more than a month, the   government said Thursday in a report that still showed a steady   labor market.
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The UK economy continued to create jobs at a steady pace in August as unemployment fell to a 20-year low, official figures showed today.
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Massachusetts' unemployment rate fell in September to 4.4 percent, the lowest level in six months. The rate calculated by the state fell from 4.5 percent in August and now matches the 4.4 percent recorded in March - when the state's unemployment reached its lowest level since October 2001, when a recession took hold.
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An unusually large share of workers have been out a job for more than six months even as overall unemployment has remained low, a little-noted weakness in the labor market that analysts said threatens to intensify the impact of the unfolding economic downturn.
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Australia's economy loses jobs for the third month out of four - news which could spell trouble for the country's strong growth.
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Australia&#39;s unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month to 5.6 percent in September, the government said Thursday.
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Australia reports a slowdown in economic growth, as the country continues to struggle with a severe drought.
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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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Employers posted fewer job openings and hired fewer people in December than a year ago, government data showed on Tuesday, in a report that further underlined the weakness of the labor market.
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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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Campaigning was never going to be easy for opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham: an Australian economy into its 13th year of expansion, interest rates at their lowest in 30 years, inflation in check an close race likely to be decided in just a