The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in July 2013, stable compared with June. The EU unemployment rate was 11.0%, also stable compared with June. In both zones, rates have risen compared with July 2012, when ...
On August 30, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, announced that in July this year the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-28) was 11 percent, stable compared to June ...
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Sims Metal Management expects tight ferrous scrap flows and US scrap processing overcapacity, two major headwinds impacting margins, to improve in its current fiscal year that ends June 30, 2014. The global scrap firm notes an improvement ...
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The Cato Corporation reported net income of $14.8 million or $.51 per diluted share for the second quarter ended August 3, 2013, compared to net income of $17.3 million or $.59 per diluted share for the second quarter ended July 28, 2012. ...
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The news comes as the Telford-based firm has recently seen two of its workers complete work-based apprentice training schemes. The newly qualified apprentices work in conversion, pre-press and print support, taking the total to seven ...
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The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in June 2013, stable compared with May. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.9%, down from 11.0% in May. In both zones, rates have risen compared with June 2012, when they ...
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THE Australian dollar continued to fall after it was reported that claims for US unemployment insurance benefits last week fell to a five-year low. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 89.29 US cents, down from 89.58 cents at ...
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Overall, the global economic recovery was muted during the first quarter of the year under review, though there were signs of a bottoming out. Regionally, the U.S. economy recovered at a gradual pace, getting a boost from improved ...
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Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 5.7 per cent in July, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The ABS reported the number of people employed decreased by 10,200 to 11,653,200 ...
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The state of Pennsylvania will not renew its services contract with IBM regarding the development of a modernized unemployment compensation system, after the project reportedly has gone 42 months behind schedule and $60 million over budget. ...
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent from 7.6 percent in June, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate in July was the lowest ...
The National Retail Federation issued the following statements from President and CEO Matthew Shay and Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz on the July employment numbers. NRF pegged retail job gains at 37,000 in July, with increases in general ...
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The Government of Nigeria is considering on making it compulsory to produce school uniforms from domestic fabrics, according to the Minister of Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on ...
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The Australian dollar has fallen after China's finance minister Lou Jiwei said the world's second biggest economy would be unlikely to receive a massive stimulus this year. At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the local unit was buying 91.52 US ...
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Reser's Fine Foods, a US-based producer of fresh and frozen foods, is set to close its manufacturing facility in Delphos, Ohio, a move which will lead a loss of nearly 100 jobs. According to paperwork filed with Ohio state officials, the ...
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