US private sector hiring misses expectations in August: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector markedly undershot analyst expectations in August, said payroll firm ADP on ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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US jobs data point to weaker than expected market
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data ...
Theme park’s novel bid to fix South Korea youth unemployment
Seoul (AFP) - At a kids' role-playing theme park in Seoul, 23-year-old Park Woo-joo is on a very adult mission: ...
China making youth unemployment a ‘top priority’
Shanghai (AFP) - At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as ...
US jobs market sees gradual cooldown in June
Washington (AFP) - US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a ...
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 ...
‘They must find work’: Germany pushes jobs for Ukraine refugees
Berlin (AFP) - Like a million of her compatriots, hairdresser Valentyna Vysotska fled Ukraine for Germany when Russia invaded. After ...
China making youth unemployment a ‘top priority’
Shanghai (AFP) - At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as ...
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