Three years after Taliban return, economic woes loom large
Kabul (AFP) - Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban's insurgency, Afghanistan's economy remains stagnant ...
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EV transition worries French car industry workers
Vouziers (France) (AFP) - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the ...
US extends hiring cooldown while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate ...
India on $24 bn jobs drive in Modi’s first post-election budget
Mumbai (AFP) - India's government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra ...
Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb
Shanghai (AFP) - A dozen men crowded around an employment agent early in the morning in suburban Shanghai, waving their ...
Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb
Shanghai (AFP) - A dozen men crowded around an employment agent early in the morning in suburban Shanghai, waving their ...
US private hiring eases unexpectedly in June: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Private sector employment cooled unexpectedly in June, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, with job creation slowing for ...
US private sector job growth higher than expected: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector cooled in April but job growth was still higher than anticipated, ...
US private sector hiring picks up again in March
Washington (AFP) - US private sector hiring came in well above expectations last month, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, with ...
US private sector hiring up less than expected in February
Washington (AFP) - Job gains in the US private sector picked up in February, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, a ...
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