Short video from the ONS explaining the labour market estimates covering January to March 2012. It shows the quarterly changes in employment, unemployment and inactivity as well as the monthly change in the claimant count. It goes on to show the change in employment on the latest quarter and how changes in the number of people working full-time and part-time have affected total employment.
Employment increased by 58000 in April, mostly in full-time work. This was the second consecutive month of notable gains after four months of little change.
The March reading was +82.3K (Canadian doesn't revise past employment data) Largest two-month gain in more than 30 years Unemployment rate 7.3% vs 7.3%
Australia's employment data made a pleasant surprise for those Forex traders that were bullish on the Australian dollar as employment unexpectedly grew and the unemployment rate fell. The number of employed persons in …
Recently re-elected London mayor Boris Johnson asks why there are so many immigrants in UK jobs, compared to Brits? The answer is simple, the immigrants are cheap, easy to hire and fire, and can (and do) cut living costs by having many crammed into a house at the same time (to share costs of living). Recorded from BBC London News, 07 May 2012.
Stocks are set to move higher Friday as investors digest a key report on the labor market. Employers decreased hiring for the second straight month in April but the unemployment rate still fell to 8.1 percent, giving mixed …
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today