Tag "unemployment rate"
Middle East/North Africa
Iranian elections highlight future challenges
Less than two months before Iran elects its next president, the country faces a set of political and economic challenges. The outcome of the elections will have a significant impact
Economics
Europe
Tourism in Spain could be the remedy for unemployment
While Spain continues to grapple with the second-highest unemployment rate after Greece, the success of its tourism industry is crucial.
Economics
North America
Debunking US unemployment numbers
Do not mistake a rosy Bureau of Labor Statistics report for something that it is not. The unemployment rate did decrease in April, but only because 800,000 people exited the labour
Economics
North America
Expiration of jobless benefits poses growth risk to US economy
With benefits for the long-term unemployed ending at the beginning of 2014, forecasters are downgrading US growth projections. For 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers in the US, 2014 starts with