Category Archives: UK employment

U.K. Jobless Claims Slip for Fifth Month

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

(…) The Office for National Statistics said the widely watched claimant count measure of unemployment fell for a fifth straight month in June, by 20,800 to a 15-month low of 1.460 million, bringing the jobless rate to 4.5%. The rate … Continue reading →

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Monster Points to Improvement in Job Market Worldwide

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Monster Worldwide Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi said the global job market is improving and appears to be doing so at a sustainable rate (…) "It’s across the board, it’s in virtually every segment, every professional or occupational … Continue reading →

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UK’s Unemployment Claims Drop

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

UK’s unemployment claims dropped 32,900 in March from the previous month to 1.54 million, the fourth drop in five months. February’s drop was revised to 40,100. However, the wider International Labor Organization measure of unemployment rose 43,000 to 2.50 million … Continue reading →

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UK SERVICES PMI AT 56.5; EMPLOYMENT GROWS

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

The U.K.’s dominant services sector rose at a slower pace in March, but maintained a strong rate of growth, similar to the levels recorded at the end of 2009, before the weather-related volatility of the first two months of 2010, … Continue reading →

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EURO, UK PMI VERY STRONG, EXPORT ORDERS SURGE

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

Weaker currency to the rescue but this is another sign that the global economy is strengthening. Europe’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 56.6 in March from 54.2 in February, the highest since November 2006 Markit said. Germany recorded the … Continue reading →

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U.K. Unemployment Drops

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

U.K.’s claimant count measure of unemployment dropped by 32,300 in February, the largest monthly decrease since November 1997. This comes after a downwardly revised gain of 5,300 in January. The unemployment rate was down 0.1 at 7.8% The level of … Continue reading →

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U.K. Jobless Claims Jump, Earnings

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

This follows a survey posted here Monday that found that a third of public sector employers are set reduce their head count over the coming three months. (…) The jobless total fell 3,000 to 2.46m in the three months to … Continue reading →

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UK EMPLOYMENT TO WORSEN

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Denis Ouellet

(…) A quarterly jobs outlook survey, also due to be released Monday, from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and KPMG (…) indicated that there will be big declines in the number of public-sector jobs, possibly outweighing the rise … Continue reading →

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