UNEMPLOYMENT

A new report suggests that across-the-board discretionary spending cuts could cause GDP to slow this year.

The four-week moving average hit a near five-year low, pointing to an ongoing gradual recovery in the labor market.

German cities have expressed concern over increasing immigration from Romania and Bulgaria and their ability to handle the influx of low-skilled workers.

Strippers are employees of the club they work at, not independent contractors ruled the Kansas Supreme Court. This important distinction means strippers are eligible for unemployment.

Some farmers groups warn the pay hikes may lead to significant job cuts in the agriculture sector.

Recent economic indicators prompt the question: Is the recovery for real? One economist says the results are mixed, at this stage.

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent last month.

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

Initial jobless claims are back to levels consistent with modest job growth.

"Frankly, this is the best looking contraction in GDP you'll ever see," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics.

A 160,000 job gain in January would maintain the current job uptrend, but gains still aren't big enough to lower the high unemployment rate.

This week the focus will be on U.S. non-farm payrolls, ISM data, FOMC decision and January vehicle sales.

Emigration spiked by 85 percent in 2011, with people between the ages of 25 and 29 forming the bulk of those departing.

There's a superstorm raging over our economy that's been seeded and fueled by the federal government.

The swings in claims may reflect challenges adjusting the data during the holiday period and at the start of quarters.

Spain’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2012 jumped to a record high of 26 percent, data released by the National Statistics Institute showed Thursday.

Rising youth jobless rates have spurred concern over a “lost generation.” Global joblessness hit 197 million, up 4 million in 2012.

The BoJ will likely expand asset purchases and state a new inflation goal. Here's your handy watchlist for this week.

Housing starts in the U.S. surged last month, while jobless claims last week declined to a five-week low.

November's euro zone industrial production data provided further signs the region's recession intensified in the final quarter of 2012.

The ECB sees the euro zone strong enough to not need monetary help, but the bank's confidence in that outlook appears paper thin.