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Gary Simpson, an employee at the Virginia Employment Commission ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Gary Simpson, an employee at the Virginia Employment Commission office, posts job postings at the office in Alexandria, Virginia November 6, 2009. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent and 190,000 jobs were lost in October, exceeding expectations for a 9.9 percent rate and a loss of 175,000 jobs. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A woman looks at job postings with her son at the Virginia Employment ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman looks at job postings with her son at the Virginia Employment Commission office in Alexandria, Virginia November 6, 2009. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent and 190,000 jobs were lost in October, exceeding expectations for a 9.9 percent rate and a loss of 175,000 jobs. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A job seeker reads job postings at the Virginia Employment Commission ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A job seeker reads job postings at the Virginia Employment Commission office in Alexandria, Virginia November 6, 2009. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent and 190,000 jobs were lost in October, exceeding expectations for a 9.9 percent rate and a loss of 175,000 jobs. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A man looks at job listings at an employment center in Glendale, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man looks at job listings at an employment center in Glendale, California in October 2009. US unemployment jumped to double digits in October for the first time since 1983, reaching 10.2 percent and underscoring slow progress toward curbing joblessness in an economy emerging from recession. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP

Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training Connection Mobile Training Unit, where job seekers learn to use the Internet to find a job at the Arcadia Community Center in October 2009. With jobless numbers sky-high and year-end holidays close at hand, the US Congress passed legislation to extend unemployment benefits and expand a vastly popular tax credit for homebuyers. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide job fair in Baltimore, Maryland, in September 2009. US jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday, but unemployment within a fraction of 10 percent challenges recovery from recession. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training Connection Mobile Training Unit, where job seekers learn to use the Internet to find a job at the Arcadia Community Center in October 2009 in California. US jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday on the eve of an anxiously awaited monthly unemployment report. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - People seeking employment line up outside an employment guide job fair in Baltimore, Maryland, in September, 2009. US jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday, but unemployment within a fraction of 10 percent challenges recovery from recession. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

A worker builds engines at Ford's Chicago assembly plant in ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A worker builds engines at Ford's Chicago assembly plant in August. The US manufacturing sector expanded for a third consecutive month in October, with the index of activity at a stronger-than-expected 55.7 percent, a private survey has shown. Photo:Scott Olson/AFP

A man walks past a job centre in the eastern German city of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man walks past a job centre in the eastern German city of Dresden in April. Manufacturing activity across the eurozone expanded in October for the first time since May 2008, in the latest sign that the worst of the recession is behind Europe's leading economies. Photo:Norbert Millauer/AFP

Librarian Gary Klein looks at the jobs and other announcements ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Librarian Gary Klein looks at the jobs and other announcements posted at The Work Place, which provides comprehensive employment and career services, in Boston, Massachusetts July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Job seekers line up before dawn to register at a community employment ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Job seekers line up before dawn to register at a community employment center in Pasadena, California. Elected a year ago on a pledge to rescue a sinking economy, President Barack Obama is credited with helping avert a depression, but now faces a growing unemployment crisis that could torpedo both the recovery and his political fortunes. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP

People seeking employment line up outside a job fair in September ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - People seeking employment line up outside a job fair in September 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. US President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States was recovering from deep recession and that 'hundreds of thousands of jobs' had been created through massive investments. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

People use computers to look for work at the California Employment ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People use computers to look for work at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

In this Oct. 13, 2009 photo, job seekers fill in employment ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Oct. 13, 2009 photo, job seekers fill in employment application forms at a career fair in Chicago. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kiichiro Sato)

Opel workers and demonstrators, seen as one holds a poster in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Opel workers and demonstrators, seen as one holds a poster in the shape of a traffic sign which reads 'For employment in Opel', during the demonstration of Opel workers against possible job cuts in the Opel's plant in Figueruelas, in Zaragoza, northeastern Spain, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Ramos)

French Employment junior Minister Laurent Wauquiez (L) and French ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - French Employment junior Minister Laurent Wauquiez (L) and French national soccer team coach Raymond Domenech attend a meeting 'But pour l'emploi' (A Goal for Jobs) in Lyon, October 19, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Pratta (FRANCE SPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCCER)

France's Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (R) and Employment ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (R) and Employment Junior Minister Laurent Wauquiez attend the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE POLITICS)

Real estate agent Lainey Bonsell poses for a photo in Toronto ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Real estate agent Lainey Bonsell poses for a photo in Toronto on Friday, October 9, 2009. Bonsell, an expectant mother, will be in line to benefit from the government's proposed bill designed to give parental benefits to self-employed workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Belgium's Employment Minister Joelle Milquet arrives for a federal ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Employment Minister Joelle Milquet arrives for a federal ministers meeting focusing on the year 2010 budget in Brussels October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

People search for employment opportunities on computers at a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:08:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - People search for employment opportunities on computers at a JobTrain job training facility. Canada's unemployment rate fell for the first time in nearly a year to 8.4 per cent last month, in perhaps the clearest indication the hard-hit labour market may be recovering sooner than expected. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sakum/ file)

(L-R) EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - (L-R) EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek during a video press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Reinfeldt, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, gave Cameron a friendly warning over the Lisbon Treaty in comments published Thursday Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

Canadian workers and employers might see big increases in their ...

(CBC) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:00:46 GMT

(CBC) - Canadian workers and employers might see big increases in their employment insurance premiums, a new study suggests.

Fair goers visit the booth of software company Microsoft at ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fair goers visit the booth of software company Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover. Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

File photo shows a Pakistani vendor pulling a cart heaped with ...

(AFP) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a Pakistani vendor pulling a cart heaped with boxes of computer monitors through traffic in Karachi. International Data Corporation predicts that the IT industry will be an engine powering economies out of economic doldrums, creating more that 75,000 new businesses in the next four years and adding jobs at a rate of 3 percent annually. Photo:Rizwan Tabassum/AFP

A man carrying a stack of job listings listens to a discussion ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man carrying a stack of job listings listens to a discussion at the One Stop employment center in San Francisco, California, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Maureen Sanders looks for postings at the Employment Connection ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Maureen Sanders looks for postings at the Employment Connection in Parma, Ohio. Sanders, currently unemployed, is a recent graduate and is looking for a job as a dental assistant. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tony Dejak)

A man stands in front of an employment notice at CHTONE human ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man stands in front of an employment notice at CHTONE human resources market in Dongguan in China's southern Guangdong province September 16, 2009. After a crisis that sparked mass layoffs in China's export hubs, factories in manufacturing heartlands such as the Pearl River Delta are on the hunt for migrant workers again as orders revive for Christmas. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A man looks at job listings posted at a career center in Oakland, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man looks at job listings posted at a career center in Oakland, California, April 2009. The US economy moved close to emerging from recession in the second quarter, according to revised data showing a smaller-than-expected 0.7 percent pace of output decline. Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

Belgium's Employment Minister Joelle Milquet attends an interview ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Employment Minister Joelle Milquet attends an interview as he arrives for a federal ministers meeting focusing on the year 2010 budget in Brussels September 26, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Jobless university graduate David Rowe wears a sandwich board ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Jobless university graduate David Rowe wears a sandwich board advertising his search for employment as he walks along Fleet Street in central London September 22, 2009. In a pinstripe suit, silk tie and with polished brogues, Rowe appears the epitome of a successful London city worker, except for one glaring difference - he's wearing a sandwich board that says 'JOB WANTED'. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty (BRITAIN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A sign at an information station is shown at the One Stop employment ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign at an information station is shown at the One Stop employment center in San Francisco, California, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Women seeking employment visit with Bert Greene (R) of 'Anointed ...

(AFP) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Women seeking employment visit with Bert Greene (R) of 'Anointed Words' during an employment guide job fair on September 17, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The index of US leading economic indicators rose 0.6 percent in August, marking a fifth consecutive increase and offering more signs of economic recovery, the Conference Board said Monday. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Job information postings line the wall at a New York State employment ...

(AFP) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - Job information postings line the wall at a New York State employment center. Federal Reserve policymakers may formally acknowledge an economic recovery is underway but will make few changes to their vast stimulus effort until they see a sustainable expansion, analysts say. Photo:Spencer Platt/AFP

Michael Ignatieff says Liberals don't much like the government's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Michael Ignatieff says Liberals don't much like the government's proposed EI bill but they won't stand in the way of speedy parliamentary approval. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Unemployed Japanese people search through job vacancies at an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - Unemployed Japanese people search through job vacancies at an employment bureau in Tokyo on August 28. Japan's new prime minister on his first day in office Thursday met labour chiefs to tackle a key challenge for his centre-left government -- bringing down the country's highest jobless rate on record. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

A staff at a job fair writes on an employment notice at Longguan ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A staff at a job fair writes on an employment notice at Longguan Human Resources Market in China's southern city of Shenzhen September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

CAW president Ken Lewenza last August. Lewenza says what Canadians ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - CAW president Ken Lewenza last August. Lewenza says what Canadians really need from proposed changes to EI to be released today is a 'full loaf of bread.' THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francis Vachon/ file

A job-seker searches for employment opportunities in Miami, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - A job-seker searches for employment opportunities in Miami, Florida. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has noted that tighter credit conditions will hurt growth and hurt job creation, thus impacting the overall economy for a time. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton speaks to supporters ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton speaks to supporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 14, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley responds to a question following an EI announcement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Harper government is introducing ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Harper government is introducing legislation to extend employment insurance benefits for long-tenured workers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

A woman waits behind a European map inside a Greek employment ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman waits behind a European map inside a Greek employment agency in Athens, September 10, 2009. Greece's unemployment rose to 8.6 percent in June, climbing 1.3 percentage points compared to the same month a year earlier as economic activity slowed, the country's statistics service (NSS) said on Thursday REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

An employee checks files inside a Greek employment agency in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee checks files inside a Greek employment agency in Athens, September 10, 2009. Greece's unemployment rose to 8.6 percent in June, climbing 1.3 percentage points compared to the same month a year earlier as economic activity slowed, the country's statistics service (NSS) said on Thursday REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A man uses a computer to look for work at the California Employment ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man uses a computer to look for work at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

People use computers to search for jobs at the California Employment ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People use computers to search for jobs at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jost in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Unemployed clerical worker Mayre Milo searches for a job at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Unemployed clerical worker Mayre Milo searches for a job at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jost in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)