Unemployment

Britain's central bank sees brighter growth outlook and faster fall in inflation.

Economy shrinks for the sixth straight quarter at the start of this year

In the latest sign of an economic recovery, number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit dives in April too

France contracts 0.2% in the first quarter due to ongoing austerity measures.

French economy falls back after economic activity shrinks for third time over four quarters.

On 25 April 2013 the French Ministry of Labour posted the latest unemployment figures for March - an increase of 36,900 and the 23rd consecutive monthly increase - which showed that 3.224 million were signed up and looking for work. The Ministry admitted that this figure broke the previous record set in 1997 of 3.195 million and whilst not releasing an unemployment rate, reiterated that this had stood at 10.2 per cent at the beginning of the year and that they are confidant that the rate would ...

Welfare-to-work schemes will never work until the labour market has decent jobs, warned Green.

EC sees Greece achieving 2013-14 fiscal goals but not 2015-16 as per bailout requirements.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

CIPD labour market outlook says second quarter will be fifth consecutive quarter of jobs growth.

Western Europe's poorest economy is working hard to fight recession and record unemployment levels.

Amid high British youth jobless rates, self-made Samuel-James Wilson details employment hopes through apprenticeship

UK economy showing signs of recovery boosted by Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme.

IBTimes UK presenter Marverine Cole looks at how the eurozone is seeking financial stability.

Bullish sentiment prevails across European markets as investors look for cues from policy measures and corporate earnings.

Dawaleh tells IBTimes UK Djibouti is becoming more democratic, despite accusations of electoral fraud and political arrests.

Portugal's jobless rate surges in the first quarter this year

Elstat's jobless rate for Greece reaches 27% on back of austerity-fuelled recession.

At the first UK-Djibouti trade conference, UK's Africa minister warns of missed opportunity unless Britain invests early.

Lianna Brinded looks at the EU's path from unification to the re-rise of nationalism

Unemployment rate declines to 5.5% in April from 5.6% in March.

Markets await a string of key regional data apart from quarterly earnings reports.

Most Asian indices near a two-year peak boosted by positive earnings reports.

After IMF chief Christine Lagarde slammed US for 'severe' spending cuts, Lianna Brinded looks at what's in store for Britain.

Services PMI declines to 44.4 from 45.3 in March due to the economic crisis.

The European Central Bank head Mario Draghi will address the media later in the day.

An unexpected improvement in the US labour market lifts Asian market sentiments.

The members, including Beate Zschap, are accused of involvement in the murder of nine immigrants and a policewoman in Germany's worst wave of Nazi violence since World War Two.

Portugal is hoping to save €4.8bn with the budget cuts.

Non-farm payrolls increase by 165,000 in April, above analysts expectations of 145,000.