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More are still unemployed

"The number could have been lower if the economy were opened further “coupled with the provision of safe and sufficient public transport,” says the...

Virus-hit UK firms get extra wage support

London, United Kingdom—The British government on Friday said it would pay up to two-thirds of staff monthly wages to firms forced to close over...

US bracing for historic GDP plunge in 2nd quarter

Washington"•US data reports Thursday are set to confirm the coronavirus pandemic caused a historic plunge in GDP as well as a worryingly high number...

TUCP sees 12 million job losses

The country’s largest labor group said job losses could hit 12 million before the year ends as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while...

The health of humans, environment, and the economy

"We must all change for the better."     Economic experts and the International Monetary Fund predict the onset of the worst economic crisis since the Great...

US still reporting massive layoffs even as businesses try to reopen

Washington"•Layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic have reached 44.2 million in the US even as businesses try to reopen, and analysts warn of continuing...

The unemployed

"We need a slow but sure economic recovery." The pandemic has produced one of its most telling effects on the economy. The unemployment rate jumped...

Unemployment insurance in Filipino workers’ future?

"For now, Filipino workers rendered jobless by COVID-19 have to settle for Social Amelioration Program payments."   The recently concluded contest for the position of Democratic...

UK unemployment jumps on virus fallout

British unemployment jumped in the first quarter on the back of coronavirus, despite a lockdown being imposed only near the end of the period,...

Grim and getting worse: US set for historic unemployment surge

  Like a global tsunami, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge loss of life and taken a massive economic toll.  In the US economy, skyrocketing...

Imagining the post-COVID-19 creative industries landscape

No one expected that life would suddenly come to a halt due to COVID-2019. The immediate measures put in place by governments such as...

Job fairs, online portal helped ease unemployment

The government’s strengthened employment facilitation services and strict implementation of laws that ensure the protection and security of workers are reasons behind the improved...

China’s industrial production slows; unemployment up

Beijing—China’s industrial output slowed during the first two months of the year as unemployment rose, official data showed Thursday,  while some indicators showed a...

Unemployment, high prices spurt

HEADLINE inflation continued to move at a faster rate of 4.5 percent last April, as against 4.3 percent March and 3.2 percent in April...
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