GREECE:  Unemployment Higher Than the Figure
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ATHENS, Feb 9 (IPS) - Unemployment figures have fallen in Greece but  unemployment has not, union leaders and researchers say.
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The unemployment rate leaps to a two-year high, record numbers of people are forced from their homes and Wall Street nose-dives again. Such is the fallout from a housing meltdown that threatens to slingshot the country into a recession.
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Employers boosted payrolls by a respectable 132,000 in November, but the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent as jobseekers streamed into the labor market by the thousands with the approaching holidays.
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Japan's jobless rate rose to a worse-than-expected 4.9 percent in July but the government said the uptick in unemployment was mainly caused by young people leaving positions to search for new jobs.
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Germany's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 10.7pc in September, the highest since February 1999, as a shrinking domestic economy prompted companies to demand more from existing staff rather than adding ...
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Japan's unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed for the second consecutive month in September, prompting warnings from economists that the country's five-year expansion may be showing signs of fraying.
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The ranks of Americans filing for initial unemployment compensation rose more than expected last week, swelled in part by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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Japan&#39;s jobless rate rose unexpectedly last month while industrial output rebounded, according to data released Friday that painted a mixed picture of the health of Asia&#39;s largest economy.
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Stocks opened higher after a reading on jobless claims came in better than economists expected.
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The number of unemployed rose by 12,000 last month and economists say there will be more than five million job seekers in Germany by early next year.
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German unemployment rises again, taking the average jobless total to its worst level since reunification in 1990.
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Hosting the 2004 Olympics cost Greece 9bn euros, twice the original estimate, the country's finance minister says.
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The jobless rate for black men in Georgia is nearly triple that of Hispanic men, labor statistics show.
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As Greeks get a boost, it remains unclear if success will mean higher stature in Europe.
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 16,000 last week, the government reported, coming in below economists&#39; estimates.
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U.S. jobless claims rose  unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor  market, government data showed on Thursday, while other  indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week by the largest amount since early August, providing further evidence that economy has slowed.