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Services and construction jobs reduce Spanish unemployment total for April

Seasonal factors meant the number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in April by 83,599, but remains above four million where it has been for since 2010.

Economy

Surprise fall in French jobless total, but underlying trend still grim

The number of people claiming unemployment benefit dropped by 60,000 in March, but much of the decline came from people not updating their job-seeking status so they were not counted.

Business Series

British retailer BHS goes into administration, 11,000 jobs could be lost

British department stores group BHS has collapsed into administration on Monday putting 11,000 jobs at risk with questions being asked who is to blame.

Business Series

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it refocuses away from PCs

Intel says it is going to axe up to 12,000 jobs worldwide as it moves into new businesses due to fewer orders from the declining personal computer industry.

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Economy

Unemployment rate down in euro area

Figures just out show February’s unemployment rate in the euro area stood at 10.3 percent. That is down 0.1 percent on the previous month and is the

Economy

US shrugs off slowing global economic growth with solid March jobs numbers

US employers added 215,000 jobs and wages picked up in March. The jobless rate rose to 5.0 percent as more Americans returned to the labour market.

Economy

Boeing to cut 4,500 jobs to reduce costs

US planemaker Boeing is to cut about 4,500 jobs by voluntary redundancies and leaving positions unfilled as it seeks further cut reductions in the face of fierce sales competition from Airbus.

USA

Rolling, running, riding to the interview, but would you give this guy a job?

Romain Corraze, really, really wanted to get a job with Californian camera-maker GoPro. So the 30-year old Frenchman quit his job in Lyon and headed

France

Police and students face off in France

Young people say plans to reform employment law will hit them the hardest

France

Schools blockaded in France as tensions rise over labour reforms

The government is in the middle of fierce debate with unions over plans to overhaul rules about working conditions and hours

Egypt

The Arab women in Cairo leading the push for workplace equality

Om Waleed is a taxi driver. In fact she is the only woman driving a taxi in Cairo. She has broken a huge taboo and put up with repeated harassment to

Real Economy

The Economics of Health & Safety

We have all been guilty at some point of ignoring Health and Safety signs, on the road or in our offices and places of work, but it does play a role

Business Series

RWE 'to cut 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower'

German utility RWE reportedly plans to cut about 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower amid customer losses, billing issues and tougher competition.

Economy

US hiring surges in February, bolsters interest rate hike prospects

US employers added 242,000 more workers last month. The Federal Reserve could see that job market strength as justification for resuming interest rates hikes this year.

My Europe Series

Know your rights when your company sends you to work in the EU

This week’s question on UTalk comes from Isabelle in Toulouse, France: “Why does the EU regulation on seconded workers regularly stir controversy in

Economy

Millions more Chinese 'zombie company' workers face the sack

China reportedly plans to lay off millions more workers at so-called 'zombie' companies to cut industrial overcapacity and pollution, according to sources close to the Beijing leadership.

Economy

US jobs growth weaker but steady in January - up by 151,000

US employment gains slowed more than expected in January as the boost to hiring from unseasonably mild weather faded, giving the Federal Reserve more to ponder on rate hike timing.

Business Series

LinkedIn shares plunge on weak earnings and profit forecast

LinkedIn's shares slump after it disappoints Wall Street with its forecast and profit. Efforts to strengthen its core recruitment business hit by economic slowdown.

Economy

Spanish jobless total sees seasonal rise

The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain rose by 1.4 percent in January from a month earlier, or by 57,247 people as companies laid off seasonal staff after Christmas.

Economy

Barclays slashes jobs at investment banking division

Barclays will cut about 1,000 jobs in investment banking worldwide as new Chief Executive Jes Staley wields the axe in a bid to reduce costs and boost returns.