The unemployment in France fell slightly by 0.1% to 10% at the end of the fourth quarter.
Unemployment among young people under 25 fell by 1.6% to 23.8%, the lowest level since early 2014.
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UK labor market – February 15th 2017 12:00 (GMT+1)
UK labor market is close to full occupancy, according to the state statistics office. The number of unemployed fell by 7,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 1.6 million people in the UK, and the unemployment level stands at 4.8%, the lowest level in a decade.
The number of employees rose by 37 thousand to 31.8 million, 74.6% of the population.
UK data news – January 18th 2017 09:30 (GMT+1)
UK unemployment rate in November stood at 4.8%, as forecast.
The wages without bonuses rose by 2.7%, versus forecasts for a rise of 2.6%.
The wages including bonuses rose by 2.8%, versus forecasts for a rise of 2.6%.
Unemployment rate in the EU – January 9th 2017 11:00 (GMT+1)
The European Statistics Office published the unemployment rate in the EU in November 2016, and it remained unchanged at 9.8%.
This figure matched the analysts’ forecasts.
US jobless claims fall – December 29th 2016 13:30 (GMT+1)
The number of unemployment claims in the US fell last week to 265 thousand compared to 275 thousand in the previous week.
The economists viewed more moderate decline to 270 thousand claims.
Market News Briefing – December 15th 2016 15:00 (GMT+1)
The consumer price index (CPI) in the US climbed by 0.2% in November from the previous month, the increase was in line with economists’ forecasts.
The first number of unemployment claims in the US fell last week and 254 thousand compared to 258 thousand in the previous week.
Economists had forecast 250 thousand claims.
Market News Briefing – December 14th 2016 09:45 (GMT+1)
UK unemployment falls again.
UK unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.62 million in the three months to October.
The average weekly earnings excluding bonuses rose by 2.6% in the year to October, slightly higher than the previous month.
Market News Briefing – December 9th 2016 07:15 (GMT+1)
The unemployment claims in the US this week was of 258 thousand new claims, as expected.
Last week reported 268 thousand claims.
Market News Briefing – November 29th 2016 07:00 (GMT+1)
Japan released some data:
The unemployment rate in the country remained stable at 3% in October while household spending fell at an annual rate of 0.4% in October, below the analysts’ forecasts of a 0.6% decline.
The retail sales in October fell by 0.1% less than the analysts’ expectations of a steeper decline at a rate of 1.2%.
Market News Briefing – November 25th 2016 09:00 (GMT+1)
Encouraging data released today in France by the Ministry of Labor, indicate about a drop in the unemployment rate for the second month in a row, while the country enters an election period.
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