Sentences with phrase «higher jobless rate»

Seasonal Employment Teens working for summer and hourly jobs have higher jobless rate compared to the overall ratio across the country.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

The first allows those claiming Employment Insurance to earn extra income on top of their benefits, and the other inflates benefits for claimants in regions with high jobless rates.

Economist Jessica Hinds at Capital Economics said there is «still plenty of slack in the labor market» with high jobless rates of 16.1 percent in Spain, 10.9 percent in Italy and 8.9 percent in France.

If SPC Ardmona closes, there are fears up to 3000 jobs will go, driving up unemployment in an area already struggling with a high jobless rate.

We tick the significant boxes: Brandenburg Gate, which had been boxed in by the Berlin Wall; Checkpoint Charlie, the best - known crossing point between East and West Berlin; Unter den Linden, an elegant boulevard, and Karl - Marx - Allee, a street lined in socialist - style residential blocks; Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf, a western town with a palace and an Olympic stadium, and Prenzlau, an eastern town with one of the highest jobless rates in the country; and Glienicker Bridge in Potsdam, where commies and capitalists used to swap spies.

Not exact matches

Note that Alberta's jobless rate has been higher than Ontario's in only one month since 1990 (June 1994).»

Economists doubt the jobless rate can fall that low again without touching off inflation, as employers are forced to offer higher pay to attract workers from a dwindling supply of unemployed.

Meanwhile the mainstream financial press has been arguing that the virtue of «jobless recoveries» is even higher rates of profitability for corporations.

Moreover, the low jobless rate is finally delivering some long - missing bargaining clout to middle - and lower - wage workers, and the last thing those workers need is to fight against the headwinds of higher interest rates.

On the whole, he added, without the Fed policies, the jobless rate would be higher than the current 5 % and the inflation rate would be even further below the Fed's 2 % target.

Again, lousy public policy is a culprit: for years the Federal Reserve thought full employment was consistent with jobless rates that were too high.

Jobless rates high, and inflation on the loom.

Youth unemployment also soared in this quarter, with 991,000 16 - 24 year olds now out of work, making the jobless rate hit a record high of 21.3 % among this age group.

In 2012, the jobless rate for July hit a peak of 7.8 percent, the highest for the month in the past two decades.

High unemployment is a problem that seems all bad, he says, but if you approach it from a side door — perhaps profiling people who have founded new business and learned new skills or industries that have benefited from the downturn — it turns into a story that can inspire others, and maybe even lower the jobless rate faster.

I don't know how much her endorsement will help sales, particularly with companies going out of business and the jobless rate being as high as it is.

But depending on where you live, the jobless rate could be much higher.

was finally released, the pound jumped even higher as a knee - jerk reaction because the report looked good on the surface, with the jobless rate for the three months to September unchanged at a record low 4.3 % and the number of people who claimed unemployment benefits increasing only by 1.1 K in October, which is less than the expected 2.9 K increase.

And when the U.K.'s latest jobs report was finally released, the pound jumped even higher as a knee - jerk reaction because the report looked good on the surface, with the jobless rate for the three months to September unchanged at a record low 4.3 % and the number of people who claimed unemployment benefits increasing only by 1.1 K in October, which is less than the expected 2.9 K increase.

Houston's jobless rate fell nearly a full point during the year ended in November 2017, from 5.2 percent to 4.3 percent, still higher than the U.S. average.

The city is also home to a high percentage of children, has great access to health professionals and a relatively low jobless rate.

Although the employment rate for veterans has improved dramatically over the past decade, the jobless rate for the youngest veterans is still higher than the national average.

Beneficial effects were also found for low - income households (three of 19 outcomes) with the quality of home learning environment higher and lower rates of jobless households and mothers reporting that the neighbourhood is a better place to bring up children.