US-UK-economy

The US economy is recovering - so why isn't Britain's?

Talking Point Thu 9 Feb 2012, AT 11:59

Lower household debt and more flexible labour rules help US economy rally while ours flatlines

UK jobless rate at 17-year high - but how is rest of world doing?

Briefing Wed 18 Jan 2012, AT 13:54

More than 2.6 million people are unemployed - the highest level since 1994

Graduate suing over ‘forced labour’ needs a reality check

Talking Point Fri 13 Jan 2012, AT 12:27

Should she have been forced to give up voluntary museum role to stack shelves at Poundland?

SPanish protest unemployment

Rising joblessness in Europe: thanks for nothing, Brussels

Point of View Fri 13 Jan 2012, AT 09:31

Collapse of SeaFrance and the ban on Iranian oil prove EU bigwigs are dangerously out of touch

US unemployment

Unemployment is world's fastest rising worry

One-Minute Read Mon 12 Dec 2011, AT 15:37

Six times more people are worried about losing their job now than in 2009, BBC survey claims

Unemployment

Clegg recycles job scheme as youth unemployment gets toxic

Talking Point Fri 25 Nov 2011, AT 13:14

This scheme is the Future Jobs Fund resurrected: scrapping minimum wage is a better solution

Record jobless figures: time ministers pulled out fingers

The Mole Wed 16 Nov 2011, AT 11:01

Meanwhile, Paxo gets stuffed as he tells jobless graduates to lower their expectations

UK jobs market 'contracting' but not everybody is gloomy

One-Minute Read Mon 14 Nov 2011, AT 10:22

Rise in unemployment 'inevitable' says one survey, but another claims companies are optimistic

US unemployment

Jobless rise exposes coalition’s lack of strategy

Point of View Wed 12 Oct 2011, AT 15:22

Why has unemployment hit 8.1 per cent? Because the private sector is NOT taking up the slack from state cuts

Barack Obama

Obama’s big speech fails to dispel the doom and gloom

Alexander Cockburn Fri 9 Sep 2011, AT 11:15

The US needs a New Deal - but Obama has displayed zero appetite for big liberal ideas

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