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Unemployment occurs when a person is available and willing to work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indices such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators as a measure of the state of macroeconomics. Read More
Total denied full-time work hits 4.5 million
Feb 11 - Independent
South Africa: More Jobs Created in 2011
Feb 10 - AllAfrica News
Democrats Said to Propose Cuts in Some Unemployment Benefits
Feb 09 - Business Week
Economic Report: Jobless claims in U.S. drop 15,000 to 358,000
Feb 09 - MarketWatch
Bernanke Holds to 2014 Low-Rate Vow Even as Unemployment Falls
Feb 08 - Business Week
Bernanke warns on still-high unemployment
Feb 07 - France24
The Fed: Bernanke looks past January jobs report
Feb 07 - MarketWatch
Bernanke Makes Case for More Bond Buying Amid 8.5% Unemployment
Feb 06 - Business Week
Joblessness fall sparks 11-year high for Nasdaq
Feb 04 - Independent
Payroll-Tax Cut Backup Plan Prepared in Case Negotiations Fail
Feb 03 - Business Week
US stocks cheer strong jobs data
Feb 03 - France24
European Stocks Rise for Fourth Day as U.S. Jobs Beat Estimates
Feb 03 - Business Week
Boehner: Jobs report not good enough
Feb 03 - Politico
Unemployment down; jobs up 243K
Feb 03 - Politico
US jobless rate falls to 8.3% after hiring surge
Feb 03 - France24
Reactions from economists, D.C. to jobs data
Feb 03 - MarketWatch
Feb 03 - CBC
Economic Report: U.S. adds 243,000 jobs in January
Feb 03 - MarketWatch
NewsWatch: U.S. adds 243,000 jobs in January
Feb 03 - MarketWatch
Feb 03 - Financial Post
By Reuters UK
Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a potentially close battle with socialist President Hugo Chavez in an October election. (9:42 pm)
By Reuters UK
Economic growth will gather pace in the second half of this year, making it unlikely the Bank of England will give the economy another cash injection, a leading business lobby said on Monday. (9:14 pm)
MORE TOPICS: GDP, BANK OF ENGLAND, QUANTITATIVE EASING, INVESTMENT, SILVER
By Reuters UK
Venezuelan state governor Henrique Capriles won an opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a potentially close battle with President Hugo Chavez in the South American OPEC member nation's October vote, sources said. (8:42 pm)
By IBTimes
Greek lawmakers late Sunday accepted terms of a deeply unpopular austerity plan that Eurozone leaders demanded as the price for financially rescuing the debt-choked nation. (6:47 pm)
MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
By IBTimes AU
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD tumbled on Friday from the close to 1.0800 to open just below 1.0700 this morning as financial markets became nervous before the vote on austerity measures by the Greek Parliament. (5:56 pm)
MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, HANG SENG INDEX, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, GDP
By IBTimes
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in several nations this weekend demanding political justice, economic opportunity, and a change to the status quo. Demonstrators -- who powered the Arab Spring, the worldwide Occupy protests during ... (3:21 pm)
By Reuters
Despite a mediocre earnings season and signs of an overbought market, Wall Street bulls are likely to remain in control this week. (1:28 pm)
MORE TOPICS: BEN BERNANKE, EUROPEAN UNION, RETAIL SALES, RETAIL, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos", and Germany demanded Greece dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro. (8:06 am)
MORE TOPICS: GREECE DEBT, IMF, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
By IBTimes
Kohl's Department Stores has introduced Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program which will award more than $420,000 in scholarships and prizes, ranging from $50 Kohl's gift cards to $10,000 scholarships, to more than 2,200 young volunteers who have made a positive impact on their communities. (7:17 am)
By Reuters
Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos," and Germany demanded Athens dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro. (6:11 am)
MORE TOPICS: IMF, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
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