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1. News - Hong Kong

   Hong Kong unemployment rises to 3.4pc

   Posted Nov 19th 2012, 07:16pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... the under-unemployment rate – which measures the number of people who cannot find at least 35 hours of work a week – fell from 1.6 per cent to 1.5 per cent. Most of the job losses during the recent three-month ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1086197/hong-kong-unemployment-rate-rises-34pc
2. News - Hong Kong

   HK jobless rate steady amid warnings of downturn

   Posted Sep 18th 2012, 05:58pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... to the weak global economy. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate between June and August stood at 3.2 per cent, unchanged from the May-July level, the Census and Statistics Department said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1039926/hk-jobless-rate-steady-amid-warnings-downturn
3. Number on welfare rises for first time in more than a year

   Posted Nov 27th 2008, 12:00am by Agnes Lam

   ... per cent were recorded in the number of CSSA cases between April last year and September this year. This is the first time the figure has increased since April last year. Unemployment cases ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/661647/number-welfare-rises-first-time-more-year
4. Business - Companies

   Recession, technology kill middle-class jobs

   Posted Jan 24th 2013, 02:56pm

   ... who ranged from CEOs to the unemployed. The jobs that are going away aren’t coming back. I have never seen a period where computers demonstrated as many skills and abilities as they have over ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1135153/recession-technology-kill-middle-class-jobs
5. Business - Economy

   US employers add 165,000 jobs as unemployment rate falls to 7.5pc

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 09:06pm by AP

   ... Business Economy US Economy Unemployment Associated Press in Washington US employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 per cent to a four-year low of 7.5 per cent. The report on Friday from the Labour Department ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1229472/us-employers-add-165000-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-75pc
6. Business - Economy

   US economic reports hold out hope for hiring gains

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 11:52am by AP

   ... think the gain will exceed the 88,000 jobs added in March, the fewest in nine months. The government said Thursday that the number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1229051/us-economic-reports-hold-out-hope-hiring-gains
7. Business - Economy - UNITED STATES

   US unemployment rate drops to near 4-year low of 7.8pc

   Posted Oct 06th 2012, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... Business Economy Us Economy Unemployment rate Unemployment Agencies in Washington The US unemployment rate dropped to a near four-year low of 7.8 per cent ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1054985/us-unemployment-rate-drops-near-4-year-low-78pc
8. Business - Economy

   Unemployment isn't working

   Posted Apr 10th 2013, 12:00am by Kevin Rafferty

   ... to find work. The official unemployment rate for Americans under 25 is 16.2 per cent - more than double the figure for the population as a whole. But the official data understates the reality ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1211023/unemployment-isnt-working
9. News - China

   Placating graduates a work in progress

   Posted May 20th 2013, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei

   ... hit. The large pool of unemployed graduates has clearly got leaders worried about social stability and prompted them to launch a job-creation drive. The State Council, led by Premier Li Keqiang ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1241473/placating-graduates-work-progress
10. Business - Economy

    Australia employment surges in April, jobless drops

    Posted May 09th 2013, 11:14am by Reuters

    ... The jump in employment far outpaced forecasts for just a 12,000 rise and brought gains so far this year to a healthy 103,600. The unemployment rate also surprised by edging back to 5.5 per cent, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1233525/australia-employment-surges-april-jobless-drops

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