Unemployment

Fear of unemployment as a result of mechanisation is not new. Our ancestors feared automation, too.

Daniel Hannan Dec 19, 2016

UK jobless count continues to fall regardless of the country's Brexit vote.

Roger Baird Nov 16, 2016

Sports Direct is just the tip of the iceberg – other companies just have better PR.

James Bloodworth Sep 12, 2016

At 41, Chahed is the youngest prime minister of the country.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Aug 27, 2016

All of us will have to foot the bill for allowing people to fester in forgotten parts of the country.

James Bloodworth Aug 01, 2016

Habib Essid voted out over failure to tackle Tunisia's economic problems.

Pavitra Dwibhashyam Jul 31, 2016

EY ITEM Club says unemployment could rise to 7% by 2019.

Gaurav Sharma Jul 18, 2016

Data collected during the economic crisis suggest a rise in cancer-related mortality in the OECD.

Léa Surugue May 26, 2016

Warning comes as Treasury releases its analysis into the short-term effects of a 'leave' vote.

Ian Silvera May 23, 2016

The new law would make hiring and firing easier in a country where labor protection is sacrosanct and unemployment is above 10 percent

Alex Wheeler Apr 29, 2016

People earning the least are often the ones to gain most from industrial action.

Abi Wilkinson Feb 11, 2016

Skirmishes broke out between police and demonstrators as hundreds breached an overnight curfew.

Henry Austin Jan 23, 2016

Police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of young protesters, during the second day of riots.

Alex Wheeler Jan 22, 2016

At least one policeman has been killed in some of the worst protests in Tunisia since the 2011 uprising.

Adam Justice Jan 22, 2016

The next two years will see structural changes but business expects to recruit 1,000 new apprentices.

Harriet Sinclair Jan 21, 2016

UN's International Labour Organization warns global jobless rate is set to increase in 2016 and 2017.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 20, 2016

President Francois Hollande warns there is an 'economic and social' emergency.

Rachel Middleton Jan 19, 2016

There is a high-skill route to better productivity, higher wages and stronger and sustainable domestic demand.

Stefan Stern Jan 13, 2016

Edinburgh comes out as being the best place to live in the UK.

Priyanka Mogul Oct 23, 2015

Mark Carney said BoE will look at unemployment numbers rather than inflation for interest rates.

Bauke Schram Oct 14, 2015

Soft employment numbers mean Bank of England should pull back hawkish rate rise stance says analyst

Graham Lanktree Jul 15, 2015

Greece and Spain to be worst hit by joblessness.

Karthick Arvinth Jul 10, 2015

The ONS says the employment rate climbed to the highest rate since records began in 1971.

Ian Silvera Apr 17, 2015

The Office for National Statistics says the job rate hit 73.3% in the three months to January.

Ian Silvera Mar 18, 2015

The UK's unemployment rate fell by 97,000 between October and December to 1.86 million.

Ian Silvera Feb 18, 2015

The University of Zurich academics investigated data from 63 countries between 2000 and 2011.

Ian Silvera Feb 11, 2015

A report from Wrap and the Green Alliance has detailed how recycling could create upwards of 200,000 jobs.

Sean Martin Jan 21, 2015

The ONS says that there were 58,000 fewer jobless people than in the three months to August.

Ian Silvera Jan 21, 2015

The Prime Minister is expected to announce more Conservative manifesto commitments.

Ian Silvera Jan 19, 2015

Students graduating in the summer of 2015 will be paid higher salaries when they start work.

Ian Silvera Jan 12, 2015