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ME youth jobless rate 'second highest'The unemployment rate among 15 to 24 year olds in the Middle East region has surged to 23 per cent, the second highest in the world, according to a recent study by Deloitte, a leading provider of financial advisory services. Deloitte in it More… |
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Saudi eyes 50pc drop in jobless rateSaudi Arabia aims to cut unemployment in the Kingdom to 5.5 per cent, from 9.6 per cent at the end of last year under a new five-year development plan. In June, the Labour Ministry put the 2009 jobless rate at 10.5 per cent. The Saudi cabi More… |
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Japan unemployment risingJapan has edged back into deflation, less than two years after it last escaped it, and joblessness is rising at a record rate, according to a report. This has added to the strains for the Japanese economy even as hard-hit manufacturers sho More… |
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Egypt Q3 jobless rate down to 8.6pcUnemployment in Egypt fell to 8.6 per cent of the workforce in the July-September quarter of 2008, from 8.9 per cent in the same period of 2007, the Egyptian government statistics agency Capmas said. The agency said there were 2.121 millio More… |
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'Jobless rise due to uneven economy'The uneven distribution of economic development has resulted in the rising number of jobless UAE nationals in Abu Dhabi, according to a government official, a report said. 'The UAE is creating 300,000 jobs every year, yet it cannot del More… |
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Bahrain unemployment rate downBahrain's unemployment rate has dropped from 16.5 per cent to three per cent in three years, Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi has revealed. The number of unemployed Bahrainis now stands at 4,065, he told a press conference at the Labour More… |
