The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.1 percent in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was unchanged from the December reading but below expectations for 4.2 percent. The Australian economy added 17,800 jobs last month – shy of forecasts for an increase of 20,000 following the […]
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a modest decrease in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended February 7th. The report said initial jobless claims dipped to 227,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 232,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to fall to 220,000
The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.1 percent in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was well below forecasts for 4.4 percent and down from 4.3 percent in November. The Australian economy added 65,200 jobs last month – well exceeding forecasts for an increase of 28,300
Industrial production in China was up 4.8 percent on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 5.0 percent and down from 4.9 percent in October. The bureau also said that retail sales rose an annual 1.3 percent, well shy of forecasts for
The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday – unchanged from the October reading and shy of expectations for 4.4 percent. The Australian economy lost 21,300 jobs last month versus expectations for an increase of 20,000 jobs following the addition
The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was below expectations for 4.4 percent and down from 4.5 percent in September. The Australian economy added 42.2K jobs last month, blowing away expectations for an increase of 20K jobs following
The jobless rate is Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.5 percent in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was above forecasts for 4.3 percent and up from 4.2 percent in August. The Australian economy added 14,900 jobs last month, missing expectations for an increase of 20,500 following the loss
The jobless rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday. That missed forecasts for 2.4 percent and was up from 2.3 percent in July. The jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.20, again missing forecasts for 1.22 – which would have been unchanged
The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.3 percent in July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday. That was below expectations for 2.5 percent, which would have been unchanged from the June reading. The jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.22 – unchanged from the previous month by missing forecasts
The U.K. labor market softened in the second quarter as wage growth eased, the unemployment rate held steady at a four-year high and job vacancies continued to decline sharply, official data revealed on Tuesday. The ILO jobless rate held steady at 4.7 percent in the second quarter, figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed
The unemployment rate in New Zealand came in at a seasonally adjusted 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday. That was lower than forecasts for 5.3 percent but still higher than 5.1 percent in the three months prior. New Zealand employment shed 0.1 percent on quarter, in line
Portugal’s economy expanded in the second quarter after shrinking in the first three months of the year as exports and private consumption recovered, preliminary estimates from Statistics Portugal showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent from the first quarter, when it decreased 0.4 percent, flash estimates revealed. In the same quarter last year,
The jobless rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was above expectations for 4.1 percent, which would have been unchanged. The Australian economy added 2,000 jobs last month, well shy of forecasts for a gain of 21,000 following the loss
China’s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent on quarter in the second quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday – beating forecasts for an increase of 0.9 percent after adding 1.2 percent in the three months prior. On an annualized basis, GDP was up 5.2 percent – again
Joblessness in Germany rose in June but at a slower than expected pace, official figures revealed on Tuesday, as activity in the biggest economy in the euro area remains sluggish. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed rose by 11,000 from the previous month, the Federal Employment Agency said, which was smaller than the 15,000 increase
The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.0 percent in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday – in line with expectations and up from 3.9 percent in November. The Australian economy added 56,300 jobs last month, blowing away expectations for an increase of 14,500 following the downwardly revised
