Search Results for: employment
Employment up by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28
March 16th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28 in them fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the ...
Federal Reserve imposes $1.2 million fine and permanent ban on employment against former Barclays Bank PLC employee
May 22nd, 2017
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced that it has imposed a $1.2 million fine and a permanent ban on employment in the banking industry against Christopher Ashton, the former Global Head of Foreign Exchange (FX) Spot Trading at ...
How the unemployment rate adjusted in Germany, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and other member states
May 4th, 2017
Euro area unemployment at 9.5% EU28 at 8.0% The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.5% in March 2017, stable compared to February 2017 and down from 10.2% in March 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in ...
Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 2.1% to 31.3%
May 2nd, 2017
More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate fall in 2016 compared with 2015, and around 60% recorded a decrease of at least 0.5 percentage points. However, regional unemployment rates ...
Focus Still on Pound Sterling Today as Employment and Earnings Data Ahead
January 18th, 2017
Pound Sterling is in focus once again in mid-week trade as it falls back from recent highs. While the political agenda is likely to subside in importance for the UK currency now that speculation over what Brexit will look ...
The highest and lowest unemployment rates in EU countries
January 12th, 2017
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.8% in November 2016, stable compared to October 2016 and down from 10.5% in November 2015. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2009. The EU28 ...
The Plague of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe
December 1st, 2016
The Plague of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe There’s plenty of legitimate reason for concern about the extent to which the US labor market is producing high quality jobs. But every now and again, Americans might want to glance to ...
Nonstandard Employment Around the World
November 21st, 2016
Standard employment refers to a situation where a worker has a full-time job, and can presume an ongoing relationship with the employer. Non-standard employment describes other kinds of jobs: daily, seasonal, short-term contract, part-time, temporary agencies,and others. Sometimes non-standard ...
Federal Reserve Board takes action to bar two former foreign exchange (FX) traders of HSBC from employment in banking industry
October 7th, 2016
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday took action to bar two former foreign exchange (FX) traders of HSBC from employment in the banking industry. Mark Johnson and Stuart Scott, former senior HSBC managers, were recently indicted for criminal wire ...
Euro area employment rising faster than hoped
September 22nd, 2016
Employment in the euro zone is rising faster than expected and this may continue, but at a cost to productivity and potentially to long-term economic growth, European Central Bank research shows. Employment in proportion to GDP growth is now ...
