Eurozone unemployment and inflation both rise 01 March 2012 by Daniel Mason Eurozone unemployment rose to a record high in January‚ while inflation in the currency bloc has also continued its upward trend - a combination described by economists as "unpalatable" and a "double whammy of bad news". The jobless rate in the 17-member currency bloc was 10.7 per cent in January‚ up from 10.6 per cent in December‚ according to statistics published today by Eurostat. It means that‚ in January‚ there
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Ans: 1(a) Unemployment Rate = Unemployed Employed + Unemployed In January 2012‚ 141‚608 thousand were employed and 12‚748 thousand were unemployed. Unemployment rate = 12‚748 ÷ (141‚608 + 12‚748) = 8.26% In January 2013‚ 143‚322 thousand were employed and 12‚332 thousand were unemployed. Unemployment rate = 12‚322 ÷ (143‚322+12‚332) = 7.92% 1(b) Employment-Population ratio = In January 2012‚ 141‚608 thousand were employed and total population was 244‚663 tnousand. Employment-Population ratio
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2013 SOUTH AFRICAN LIBRARY WEEK 1. Background The South African National Library Week is a library event that is celebrated annually in the country and it takes place during the month of March. This is when libraries raise more awareness about the importance of libraries. The celebration will take place from the 16th to the 23rd March 2013. Libraries throughout the province will also be promoting library week in their respective communities. The theme for 2013 South African Library Week is
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Macroeconomics‚ 12e (Gordon) Chapter 2 The Measurement of Income‚ Prices‚ and Unemployment 2.1 Why We Care About Income 1) Job openings are plentiful when the A) actual real GDP is above the natural real GDP. B) natural real GDP is above the actual real GDP. C) natural real GDP is increasing rapidly. D) None of the above. Question Status: Previous Edition 2) The real income per capita is a measure of the A) well-being of every individual in the nation. B) well-being of the average individual
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calling “The Great Recession” unemployment rates among recent college graduates in the United States has reached its highest rate since the 1970s. According to a study done by Northwestern University and Drexel University in Conjunction with the Economic Policy Institute based on data collected by the Census Bureau’s Population Survey of the U.S. Department of Labor approximately 18.4% (more than half a million) of bachelor’s degree recipients reported unemployment. This shocking statistic can be
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economy. This hence attributes to the unemployment rate which has reached the highest in n the United States since 1983. Unemployment rate has always been one of the key economic indicator that investors and traders look at for direction of the market. The reason being that unemployment may bring about serious consequences to the economy. This essay will discuss the two types of unemployment and the economic cost of unemployment to a country. Frictional unemployment arises because people changing jobs
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Name: Institution: Course: Date: The Relationship between Unemployment and Economic Growth Condition In most part of the world the economy and the unemployed are very closely interconnected. If the unemployment goes on a drastic change the economy takes the same path. With trade prevailing in bad economic days employees are laid off to save the business financial status. However‚ as a result of these layoffs people do not have cash to spend which will in turn cause problems to the economy. Economic
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Topic: The problems of unemployment among Malaysia graduates. Recently‚ Malaysian people have been taught facing on the issue of high unemployment rates among the local graduates. This issue has been a phenomenon to the current news as it has been aired on the television‚ newspaper‚ internet and others agency. There are several problems of the unemployment among Malaysia graduates such as lack of skill experiences‚ Malaysia graduates demand too much on salary and employer
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the different types of unemployment in the economy and explain the government policies used to address them Australia suffers from different types of unemployment in the economy‚ which is undesirable since Australia aims to achieve full employment; a major macroeconomic objective of the Australian Government. The main forms of unemployment which the Australian economy suffers from are cyclical‚ structural and long term unemployment. To address these main forms of unemployment in the economy‚ the Australian
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Uganda: Addressing the Education‚ Inequality and unemployment Over the last 20 years‚ several people have lamented about the fact that Uganda’s education system produces job seekers instead of job makers. Knowing exactly how many Ugandan graduates remain unemployed is a tall order because of the difficulty in getting reliable employment or for that matter unemployment figures. An often quoted statistics claims that every year tertiary institutions in Uganda produce 400‚000 graduates out of whom
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