Hong Kong jobless rate holds at 3-year low
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HONG KONG Hong Kong&#39;s unemployment rate stayed at its lowest in almost three years in September, the government said Tuesday. Hotels, restaurants and stores have increased hiring to cope with surging visitor arrivals from mainland China.
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Japan's unemployment rate unexpectedly falls to a nine-year low, making a rise in interest rates more likely.
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Annual growth in workers&#39; pay slowed unexpectedly in the three months to September to its lowest this year, official data has shown, providing more
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China's economic growth slows for a third straight quarter as efforts to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore&#39;s economy slowed in the third quarter but still recorded growth of 7.7% year-on-year, the government said Monday.
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Germany's monthly jobless rate for September reaches its lowest level for more than 14 years.
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The state's jobless rate fell to 3.1 percent in November as retailers and schools added workers and governments bumped up staffing for the elections, the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday.
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BEIJING: China is targeting an urban jobless rate of 4.6 per cent in 2005, slightly higher than this year&#39;s expected jobless rate, the Economic Daily newspaper said on Saturday, citing the country&#39;s labour minister.
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Few recent changes have affected life in Hong Kong more than the opening of the border with the mainland.
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China's economic growth slows for a third straight quarter as efforts by the government to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold.
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The unemployment rate in the Washington area continued to hover around 3 percent in November, one of the lowest rates in the nation, but the pace of hiring at local firms slowed.
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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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Australian unemployment fell to a record low of 5.3 percent in October, prompting analysts to warn that the country's powerhouse economic performance could increase pressure to hike interest rates early next year.
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The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual rate in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years.
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Chinese economic growth slowed a touch in the third quarter but not by enough to dispel expectations of more interest rate rises and other policy curbs to stave off the risk of overheating.
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The economy grew at a weaker-than-expected rate in the final three months of last year, the government's latest estimate on Wednesday showed, as businesses built fewer inventories and consumers spent less.
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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.