Tag: Labor
The UK squeezes out a small GDP growth, CPI and inflation down
Per the US Department of Labor in the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 205,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous...
More workers add to US and Canada Labor force increase
According to the Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, employment rose by 104,000 (+0.5%) in December, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.0%, just above the record low of 4.9% reached...
GDP rises in US, Canada as labor market trying to catch up to growth
In Canada real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7% in the third quarter, the fifth consecutive quarterly increase
Economies unable to put halt inflation as labor markets are very stretched
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 3.5% to 4.25%.
Demand in the New Zealand economy has been resilient to global and...
In spite of good work numbers energies bump inflation
Per the US Department of Labor in the week ending August 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous...
Crushing labor data in Canada, US jobs not great
In Canada employment fell by 200,000 (-1.0%) in January and the unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points to 6.5%.
The number of people who were employed but worked less than half their usual hours rose...
