Sentences with phrase «fall in unemployment»

Strong employment growth over the past year has occurred in most states and has contributed to falls in unemployment rates in every state (Table 7).

The largest three - month fall in unemployment since 2000 will help distract ministers from looming strikes over public sector job cuts.

«This long overdue fall in unemployment will bring relief to the 2.6 million people desperately looking for work,» he said.

He mentions the 5,000 fall in unemployment figure published today.

The death rate then rises 0.4 % for every one percentage point fall in the unemployment rate.

He moves on but once he says «today's welcome fall in unemployment...» he is lost in Tory cheers.

These states also recorded the largest falls in their unemployment rates over the past year (Table 9), with the Tasmanian unemployment rate converging noticeably on the national average.

But Mike Bell, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said that due to solid economic growth and an expected fall in unemployment across the euro zone, «the ECB are likely to feel comfortable ending QE in September.»

In 1985/86, for example, non-farm GDP did not grow at all for a period of about a year before growth resumed and falls in unemployment recommenced.

Figures for the March to May 2012 quarter also showed a continuing fall in unemployment.

«We now need to turn today's good news into a sustained fall in unemployment, with decent pay rises and full - time work.

Although the recession was declared over in April 1993 and a period of strong and sustained economic growth followed, coupled with a relatively swift fall in unemployment, the Labour lead in the opinion polls remained strong.

The latest fall in unemployment in Wales has shown the tough decisions taken by Liberal Democrats in Government have been worth it, party candidate Jane Dodds has said.

Over the past year, South Australia and Queensland have had the strongest labour markets, with employment growth well above trend, and relatively large falls in their unemployment rates (Table 10).

Most tellingly, the US nonfarm payroll report for June showed that the US economy has continued to create plentiful jobs, which has led to a fall in the unemployment rate to 5.3 %.

The stronger labour market conditions overall have been reflected in a fall in the unemployment rate over the past year.

Then figures published in April 2012 showed the continuing rise in employment was coupled with a fall in unemployment of 35,000 on the quarter, to 2.65 million.

The Government's strategy appeared to be given credence by figures showing a continuing rise in employment from autumn 2011, accompanied by a fall in unemployment from early 2012, with reports of private sector job creation «more than offsetting» the fall in public sector employment, as the Government had claimed.

Conservative and Liberal Democrat activists will be able to use the 0.1 % fall in the unemployment rate as proof that the government's approach is working during local election campaigning over the next few weeks.

Employment minister Chris Grayling said there is «a long way to go» on jobs, but that the fall in unemployment is «encouraging».

However, Employment Minister, Chris Grayling, said that whilst any fall in unemployment was very welcome, he remained «cautious» about the next few months in light of the continuing economic challenges.

But the number of «underemployed workers» - those working less than they wish to - has risen, indicating that the fall in unemployment could paint an overly - rosy picture of the true state of the economy in the UK.

12.03 - «Today's fall in unemployment is welcome» says Miliband unconvincingly, and then points to youth unemployment which isn't.

Yesterday saw a fall in unemployment, but optimism was dampened by Bank of England forecasts revising UK growth downwards.

The Tories really are extremely worked up, cheering Miliband noting the fall in unemployment.

He starts by welcoming the fall in unemployment.

12:06 - Miliband starts by welcoming the fall in unemployment but asks Cameron to confirm there is a cost of living crisis, given that wages are at their lowest point since records began.

The Labour leader began by welcoming the fall in unemployment — and thus denying the prime minister the chance to make her usual jibe of asking: «Why won't he mention it?»

By the time of the 1997 general election, support for the Labour Party, now led by Tony Blair, in the opinion polls had exceeded that of support for the Tory government (still led by John Major) since late 1992, the government's reduced popularity largely blamed on the failings of Black Wednesday in September of that year and it had failed to recover popularity in spite of a strong economic recovery and fall in unemployment.