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Global unemployment is set to decline slightly this year, says UN labour agency

Global unemployment numbers will fall modestly this year, but unequal access to jobs is still a problem worldwide, particularly for women in poorer countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published on Wednesday. more

Fresh graduates in China angry over growing unemployment

Beijing: Chinese fresh graduates are dissatisfied and angry over growing unemployment in the country as they are facing difficulties in getting jobs matching their qualifications, Tibet P ...

Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds

New York: According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in the world.

UK unemployment moves down to 4.7pc amid rise in vacancies: Statistics Service

London/UNI/Sputnik: Unemployment in the United Kingdom has dropped to 4.7per cent from April to June amid a record surge in vacancies, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tue ...

COVID-19 to cause biggest economic contraction ever in Latin America & Caribbean

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 per cent drop in activity this year, ...

Nearly half a billion people can’t find decent work; unemployment set to rise: new UN labour report

New York: Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organ ...

Unemployment to remain high, quality jobs harder to find in 2018 – UN labour agency

New York, Jan 23 (JEN): While the global economy has kept up modest growth, the total number of unemployed people will likely remain high in 2018 – at above 192 million – and ...

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