Unemployment and employment statistics

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• Australia's unemployment rate falls to 6.1% in August

  11 Sep 2014: Economists says the drop in unemployment figures beat expectations and may hold back further interest rate cuts

• US employment payrolls drop because of strikes at one supermarket chain

  5 Sep 2014: Market Basket’s troubled summer shows how regional drama affects lower job growth across the whole US

• Long-term unemployment almost double pre-financial crisis level – OECD

  3 Sep 2014:

  Respected forum says there are 45m unemployed across major economies and warns that cyclical rise has become structural

• Advertised UK salaries rise for first time since crisis, jobs website finds

  26 Aug 2014: Jobs search engine Adzuna says average advertised salary in July rose to £33,873, up 0.9% on last year

• Vince Cable asks for loopholes in zero-hours contracts to be exposed

  25 Aug 2014: Business secretary seeks to crack down on exclusivity clauses by 'rogue employers' in consultation on new bill

• Number of young people classed as 'Neets' falls as labour market improves

  21 Aug 2014: Young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training falls to 13.3% in the second quarter

• Bank of England split on interest rates reopens prospect of a rise in 2014

  20 Aug 2014:

  Analysts claim it is now foolish to rule out a rate rise this year after monetary policy committee splits 7-2 on maintaining 0.5%

• Unemployment rises in majority of US states in July

  18 Aug 2014: Improving economy encourages more Americans to seek work but not all job-seekers have been able to find employment

• Slow, slow burn on the economy and jobless are feeling the heat

  14 Aug 2014: Australia’s unemployment situation for adults 25 to 64 has deteriorated as though there is a recession

• Bank of England edges closer to interest rate rise

  13 Aug 2014: Bank cuts estimate of spare capacity making rate rise more likely as MPC slashes its forecasts for pay growth

• In low-wage economy employers paying well make sound investment

  12 Aug 2014: Wednesday's unemployment numbers are expected to show employment rising while wages fall in real terms

• US adds 209,000 jobs in July as unemployment rate rises to 6.2%

  1 Aug 2014: Labor Department announces sixth straight month of jobs gains which follows upbeat report on economic growth

• Fashion archive: The man's world of traditional barbers under threat

  23 Jul 2014:

  Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 23 July 1952: Bad pay and conditions are making the trade an unappealing prospect for apprentices

• UK jobs market: graduates still struggling to find work

  16 Jul 2014: Journalism student says increasing numbers of graduates with good degrees are not getting the work their qualifications merit

• Time Warner shares surge on Fox bid; UK pay growth slumps to record low - business live

  16 Jul 2014: Latest UK unemployment statistics show that the jobless rate has hit a new five and a half-year low, but real wages shrink again

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