Jobless level continues to fall
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The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 29,000 between August and October to 1.39 million, figures show.
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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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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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The unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent in the three months to December, official data showed on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The number of workers filing for state unemployment benefits plunged by 44,000 in the week ending Sept. 4 to 319,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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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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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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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 number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday.
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In an encouraging sign for the labor market, first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week. The Labor Department reports that new applications filed for jobless benefits fell by a seasonally adjusted 5,000 to 326,000.
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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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Workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 328,000 last week, a government report said, to a slightly lower level than Wall Street expected.
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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.
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The number of people claiming jobless benefits fell for the fifth month in a row in February, official data showed on Wednesday.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless benefits fell by an unexpected 20,000 in the latest week, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested vigor in labor markets.
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As job growth has picked up in many areas of the country, employment has continued to falter in some crucial battleground states.
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New applications for unemployment benefits fell by 22,000 last week, but the number of workers remaining on jobless aid rose to its highest level in more than two years, government data on Thursday showed, pointing to a weakening labor market as the economy slows.