ROCKLEDGE, Fla. — The nation’s jobless rate has declined to its lowest level in three years, a fact that has left Jamie Bean, an unemployed air-conditioner repairman, feeling more left out than ever. Bean, 36, lost his job in December. Now he is scrambling to keep up with child-support payments to his wife, who is also unemployed. “As it stands now, I can’t afford to get divorced,” he said, managing a wry smile. Read full article > >

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Unemployment drop still leaves low skill workers behind

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

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US job numbers show strong growth

The busy streets of Morocco’s capital city are not immune to the common signs of poverty that one would expect in the urban centers of developing nations. Beggars are never far from view in Rabat, whether young children, veiled mothers with babies still too small to walk, or displaced sub-Saharans trying to migrate “elsewhere.” High rates of unemployment, social problems (such as lack of options for divorced women), and the lack of an organized and stable welfare sector contribute to the prevalence of begging on the streets of Morocco. As a resident of Rabat, I continually recognized familiar faces on the downtown streets. And yet, in the winter of 2011, I first encountered a strange man who captured my attention: he goes by the name of “Si Ahmed.”

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Beggar? Activist? Artist? The Intriguing Case of Morocco’s “Street Cartoonist,” Si Ahmed

The American people, a small slice of them, have spoken, and they are none too pleased. The rest are yet to be heard, as the men who would be president march West , to caucuses Saturday in Nevada , where the unemployment rate is 13 percent, and then to Colorado and Minnesota on Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Voter frustration makes for tumultuous GOP primary

With the government’s monthly unemployment report expected Friday, economists predicted it will show that the United States added about 150,000 jobs last month, sustaining the modest momentum in the economy. Read full article > >

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Modest gains forecast for Jan. jobs report

Spain’s unemployment figure passed the five million mark in the last quarter of 2011, official figures show.

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Spain jobless passes five million

UK unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November to 2.685 million, official figures show.

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UK unemployment continues to rise

Britain is already technically in recession, and unemployment will rise further, economic forecaster the Item Club warns.

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UK in recession, says think tank

LONDON — For the opposition Labor Party, this should be a shining moment. Under Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, unemployment is up, budget cuts are biting British wallets and the government’s veto of a new European Union economic treaty has left the country Read full article > >

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In Britain, opposition party leader struggles to find voice

As Greece’s economy plunges and unemployment rises, many Greeks are fleeing to the countryside and looking to the nation’s rich agricultural past as a guide to the future.

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Amid Economic Strife, Greeks Look to Farming Past

There is probably a link between rising levels of youth unemployment in Britain and an increase in migration from eastern Europe, a report suggests.

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Migrants ‘link’ to jobless youths

Many older unemployed people — nearly two million over age 55 — must make tough decisions about how to make up for lost income.

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The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%, official figures show.

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US economy creates 200,000 jobs

The nation’s gloomy jobs picture continued to brighten in December as employers added 200,000 jobs, pushing the unemployment rate down to 8.5 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. Private employers added 212,00 jobs, moving the total of private-sector jobs created in 2011 to 1.9 million. Governments, particularly at the local level, cut jobs — 12,000 last month — holding overall job growth for the year to 1.6 million. Read full article > >

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U.S. adds 200,000 jobs in Dec.; unemployment drops to 8.5%

The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday may offer a decided upturn, but there are reasons to be cautious about the harbingers of that result and the actual jobs created.

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Economix Blog: Signs of Hope on Jobs, and Some Caveats