Unemployment

After three people kill themselves in the square mile, psychologist says feelings of anger and hurt may put people at an increased risk of suicide.

Hannah Osborne Dec 11, 2012

Monthly employment index by KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation suggests reason for 'cautious optimism'.

Shane Croucher Dec 10, 2012

Concerns of political crisis in Italy and a weak German economy pull down markets.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Dec 10, 2012

Buyback cuts Greece's €63bn debt owned by private investors by a half.

Jerin Mathew Dec 09, 2012

Thinktank's monthly GDP reading shows stagnant UK economy and adds to concern country facing triple-dip recession.

Shane Croucher Dec 07, 2012

Bundesbank lowers Germany's 2013 growth rate by more than one percentage point to 0.4 percent.

Jerin Mathew Dec 07, 2012

European markets edge up in early trading ahead of latest non-farm payroll figures from US.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Dec 07, 2012

Australia's jobless rates drop to 5.2 percent in November, boosting sentiments after slowdown in economy.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Dec 06, 2012

It is 70 years since the the Beveridge Report, a document which mapped out Britain's welfare state. But the anniversary passed almost unnoticed.

Sam Bradley Dec 05, 2012

Austerity measures coupled with weak global trade and eurozone debt crisis will constrain Britain's growth, predicts the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).

Geetha Pillai Dec 04, 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut its interest rate to 3 percent following slump in the mining sector and a strong currency.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Dec 04, 2012

Nearly 20 million Europeans are looking for work as jobless rate hits another record in October amid deepening recession

Martin Baccardax Nov 30, 2012

European stocks gain in the morning trade, following global markets, on hopes of US lawmakers reaching a solution on the 'fiscal cliff'.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 29, 2012

Number of employed people wanting more hours at work shoots up 47.3 percent says Office for National Statistics.

Shane Croucher Nov 28, 2012

The latest European agreement on Greece's financial support has many political benefits but few economic ones.

Martin Baccardax Nov 27, 2012

First year of government's flagship welfare-to-work scheme sees just 3.5% average success rate.

Shane Croucher Nov 27, 2012

Thinktank says global growth will slow, eurozone will sink into recession and Britain may need to abandon debt target.

Martin Baccardax Nov 27, 2012

The eurozone finance ministers and the IMF agree on a €40bn debt reduction and about €43.7bn fresh loans for Greece, despite conflicting views.

Jerin Mathew Nov 27, 2012

New Zealand tops the list while UK just manages to bag 10th slot on Forbes' Best Countries for Business list.

Sanskrity Sinha Nov 26, 2012

Ruling Convergence and Union brought down to 50 seats from 62 in the 13-seat assembly.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 26, 2012

Asian markets have advanced in the week, as the weak Yen and economic indicators from the world's largest economies boost investor sentiments.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 24, 2012

Eurozone finance ministers delay agreement again on Greek bailout fund decision, citing technicalities.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 21, 2012

Labour MP Steve Pound urges food giant to show loyalty to workers on news of factory and distribution centre shutdowns.

Dominic Gover Nov 20, 2012

Alarming health study puts Scotland bottom of 20-country mortality league.

Hannah Osborne Nov 20, 2012

The Economist has attracted the wrath of France's Prime Minister with its incendiary cover story, but financial market professionals seem unimpressed by tame attack on Gallic finances.

Martin Baccardax Nov 16, 2012

Every month commentators use headline figures to bash each other's head in, but they really need to look deeper at the UK economy data.

Shane Croucher Nov 15, 2012

The region's second recession in three years comes amid increasingly violent protests over spending cuts and austerity measures.

Martin Baccardax Nov 15, 2012

IBTimes UK explores why there is an apparent paradox in the labour market data from the ONS.

Shane Croucher Nov 14, 2012

Mervyn King says Britain faces "unappealing" mix of faster inflation and slow growth as uneven recovery path begins next year.

Martin Baccardax Nov 14, 2012

London 2012 boost gone as more Britons claim the dole though employment rate improves.

Shane Croucher Nov 14, 2012