UNEMPLOYMENT

Many economists expect the $85 billion in U.S. government spending cuts due to sequester to lower GDP growth and job growth.

If unemployment data continues to improve, the head of the Atlanta Fed said he may support cutting back on quantitative easing.

Particularly troublesome in March was manufacturing in Germany. And how bad is youth unemployment in Greece?

A survey of economists had expected jobless claims to dip to 340,000.

U.S. job growth has accelerated to more than 200,000 per month. But why did it take so long?

Heart attacks, suicidal thoughts and stillbirths rise in Greece, following the economic crisis.

Something drastic changed Greenlander culture around 1970, when suicides began to climb.

The downtrend in the key labor metric may bode well for U.S. job growth in March.

The Iraqi economy is growing quickly since Saddam was overthrown and sanctions were lifted. But why aren't civilians benefiting?

At least 50,000 unborn baby girls are aborted each year in Nepal.

Although there are signs of growth in some countries, in general, the continent’s weaker economies are dragging down their neighbors.

U.S. Labor Dept. officials said there were no unusual factors in the latest claims report and that all states provided data on time.

Hollande's socialist policies are meant to fix economic conditions but are driving away big business.

Hiring confidence is dragging in Europe, but in Asia, Latin America -- and especially the U.S. -- employers are clawing back robustly.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly lower open Monday after stocks reported biggest weekly gain since January in the last week.

February’s hiring increase was the highest since November, but economists warn that the trend could easily be reversed.

The gain in 236,000 jobs was well above estimates and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Friday ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' nonfarm payrolls and unemployment reports.

Crude oil prices declined slightly and hovered below $92 a barrel during Asian trading hours Friday as investors awaited non-farm payrolls report.

Unemployment takes its toll, on those out of work and the community as a whole.

The decline is good news for the U.S. economic expansion.