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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) reported that the business conditions for Japan’s large manufacturers fell for the second consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2022, reflecting the impact of higher production costs. This includes supply chain bottlenecks caused by…
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said the labor shortage in Singapore is easing after a steady decline in the unemployment rate. According to the statements, the unemployment rate in Singapore is quite good. The unemployment rate has almost fallen to the…
The German Labor Office reported that the unemployment rate in Germany rose to 5.3% in June 2022, seasonally adjusted, as Ukrainian refugees registered with the Labor Office to find work in Germany. According to the report, the number of unemployed…
According to the Labor Department, initial jobless claims fell by 3,000 to 229,000 last week. The number of initial jobless claims exceeded 215,000, the weekly average for the period before the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Meanwhile, the U.S.…
Initial jobless claims rose 27,000 last week to 229,000, the Labor Department said. That’s the highest level since January and exceeded analysts’ forecast of 210,000. Initial claims for unemployment benefits exceeded 215,000, the weekly average for the period before the…
Automatic Data Processing, Inc (ADP) and Moody’s Analytics announced that private sector jobs increased by 128,000 in May. This is the lowest level since April 2020, when the United States was hit by the epidemic of Covid-19 U.S. private-sector employment…
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications revealed that the unemployment rate in April fell to 2.5%. This is the third straight month of decline as the labor market showed signs of recovery after Japan lifted measures to contain the…
Australia’s unemployment rate was the lowest in nearly 50 years in April, according to the Australian National Bureau of Statistics (ABS), as more businesses take on full-time positions. This is a sign that the labor market is tightening. Plus, it…
According to the French statistics office (INSEE), the unemployment rate in France fell slightly to a 14-year low in the first quarter of 2022. According to the report, the unemployment rate in France fell to 7.3% in 1Q22 from 7.4%…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the unemployment rate in the UK fell to its lowest level in almost 50 years, while employment continued to rise in April. This is a sign that the labor market remains tight…
