For the period from December 2017 to February 2018, unemployment in the UK, calculated according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization, fell to 4.2% after 4.3% in the three previous months, according to the Office for National Statistics. The unemployment rate has reached its lowest level since 1975. The level of employment has reached a maximum of 75.4% since 1971. The number of jobs increased by 55 thousand compared to the previous three months, and by 427 thousand compared to the same period of the last year and amounted to 32 million 260 thousand. From December to February, the average weekly wage grew at a record pace from 2015 and increased by 2.8% in annual terms.
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Spain’s unemployment rose to 15.33% for the second quarter of 2020, according to Tuesday’s data from the National Statistics Institute amid the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. The unemployment rate surged past the ...
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China's diesel exports for June fell by 50% year-on-year, a record low since September 2018 as lockdown measures around the world continued to curb fuel demand. China exported has 1.04 million tons of diesel, compared to the 1.45 million and ...
The United States Labor Department reported on Thursday that jobless claims edged down to a near four-month low since last week, while 32.9 Million Americans collected unemployment benefits in the third week of June. The government agency ...