unemployment
Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai
Middle East
October 22, 2020
Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When the coronavirus pummeled Dubai this spring, the maternity and wedding shoots and all…
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
Middle East
October 16, 2020
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed…
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
Middle East
October 12, 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh…
US jobless claims fall below 1 mn but remain high
World
August 13, 2020
US jobless claims fall below 1 mn but remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below one million last week for the…
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
World
August 7, 2020
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and…
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
World
July 30, 2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the US economy faces a dim outlook…
Swapping the stage for a deli: Israel underemployment rises
Middle East
July 21, 2020
Swapping the stage for a deli: Israel underemployment rises
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A year ago, Cijay Brightman was doing sound and lighting for a Madonna performance in…
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south
Middle East
July 17, 2020
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south
TUNIS (Reuters) — Tunisian demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday, escalating weeks of…
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%
World
June 5, 2020
US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3 percent — still on par with what…