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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Managing Director of the International ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) watches France's Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde as she speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND)

France's Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Christine ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND)

Spanish Employment and Immigration Minister Celestino Corbacho ...

(AFP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Spanish Employment and Immigration Minister Celestino Corbacho speaks during a press conference after the first working session of Social Troika ministers and European social partners in Barcelona. Youth unemployment across Europe has risen as inadequate training and the widepread use of short-term contracts make young workers one of the main victims of the economic downturn, EU officials said. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir ...

(AFP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir Spidla gives a press conference after the first working session of Social Troika ministers and European social partners in Barcelona. Youth unemployment across Europe has risen as inadequate training and the widepread use of short-term contracts make young workers one of the main victims of the economic downturn, EU officials said. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho attends a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho attends a news conference during the European Union's Employment and Social Affairs Ministers summit in Barcelona January 29, 2010. The Spanish government will propose a rise in the retirement age to 67 from the current 65 so that it can still afford to pay pensions as the population ages, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

(L-R) Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - (L-R) Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir Spidla, Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho and Hungarian Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Laszlo Herczog attend a news conference during the European Union's Employment and Social Affairs Ministers summit in Barcelona January 29, 2010. The Spanish government will propose a rise in the retirement age to 67 from the current 65 so that it can still afford to pay pensions as the population ages, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir Spidla attends a news conference during the European Union's Employment and Social Affairs Ministers summit in Barcelona January 29, 2010. The Spanish government will propose a rise in the retirement age to 67 from the current 65 so that it can still afford to pay pensions as the population ages, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Czech Vladimir Spidla (L) and Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho (R) attend a news conference during the European Union's Employment and Social Affairs Ministers summit in Barcelona January 29, 2010. The Spanish government will propose a rise in the retirement age to 67 from the current 65 so that it can still afford to pay pensions as the population ages, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho speaks during a news conference at the European Union's Employment and Social Affairs Ministers summit in Barcelona January 29, 2010. The Spanish government will propose a rise in the retirement age to 67 from the current 65 so that it can still afford to pay pensions as the population ages, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Policemen stand guard near a sit-in protest by contract employees ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Policemen stand guard near a sit-in protest by contract employees of the National Program for the Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW) demanding full-time employment in Karachi January 28, 2010. Police later charged the 200 crowd of men with tear gas to clear a city road they had blocked. No injuries were reported. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

People talk to job recruiters at a career fair in Los Angeles, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People talk to job recruiters at a career fair in Los Angeles, February 3, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Applicants fill out forms during a job fair in Los Angeles in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Applicants fill out forms during a job fair in Los Angeles in this November 20, 2009 file photo. The U.S. economic recession has taken a particularly heavy toll on young Americans, with a record one out five black men aged 20 to 24 neither working nor in school, according to research released on Tuesday. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

A protester holds the national flag of China during a demonstration ...

(AFP) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - A protester holds the national flag of China during a demonstration outside a hotel in southern Taiwan, where talks between Taiwan and China were being staged in December. The first round of talks on a major trade pact between Taiwan and China will be held in Beijing this week, Taiwanese officials and state press said. Photo:Patrick Lin/AFP

Job seekers visit an employment center in San Francisco, California ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Job seekers visit an employment center in San Francisco, California November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A worker walks past a construction site in London January 20, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker walks past a construction site in London January 20, 2010. The number of Britons claiming jobless benefit fell last month by the biggest amount since April 2007, but the dip masked an increase in the number of people who have given up the search for work, official data showed Wednesday. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS EMPLOYMENT)

Job seekers look over a list of jobs at an employment center ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Job seekers look over a list of jobs at an employment center in San Francisco, California November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) speaks with ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) speaks with junior Employment Minister Laurent Wauquiez as they attend a New Year's question and answer session with the media at the ministry in Paris January 15, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

From L-R, France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Industry ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - From L-R, France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Industry Minster Christian Estrosi and junior Employment Minister Laurent Wauquiez attend a New Year's question and answer session with the media at the ministry in Paris January 15, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate Laszlo Andor of Hungary talks to media after addressing the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs committee in Brussels January 13, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate Laszlo Andor of Hungary receives instructions before addressing the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs committee in Brussels January 13, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)

An interpreter for the deaf uses sign language as European Employment, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An interpreter for the deaf uses sign language as European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate Laszlo Andor of Hungary addresses the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs committee in Brussels January 13, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)

European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner-designate Laszlo Andor of Hungary arrives to address the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs committee in Brussels January 13, 2010. Candidates for posts in the next European Commission will be closely questioned on policy and plans to pull Europe out of economic crisis when the European Parliament opens confirmation hearings next week. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

People seeking employment line up outside a job fair at the ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - People seeking employment line up outside a job fair at the Baltimore Convention Center in September 2009. The US economy lost 85,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate held at 10.0 percent, the government said in a report that pointed towards a slow and painful economic recovery. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Job creation stalled last month, disappointing hopes for a sustained ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Job creation stalled last month, disappointing hopes for a sustained period of Canadian employment gains that would contribute to future growth of the economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

The European single currency rallied after official data showed ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - The European single currency rallied after official data showed that the United States shed 85,000 jobs in December in a disappointing release that doused hopes of a swift economic recovery. Photo:Stf/AFP

A man leaves a Job Centre employment office in Berlin January ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man leaves a Job Centre employment office in Berlin January 5, 2010. German unemployment fell for the sixth consecutive month in December, buoying hopes that the labour market has escaped the worse of the economic downturn. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Employment applicants line up outside the Anaheim Orange County ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Employment applicants line up outside the Anaheim Orange County Fair and Expo, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nick Ut)

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

(AFP) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Unemployed Japanese people search through job vacancies at an employment bureau in Tokyo. Japan's unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in November from 5.1 percent in October, worsening for the first time in four months, the government said Friday. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C), Laurent Wauquiez ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C), Laurent Wauquiez (L), junior minister for employment, France's overseas territories and Departments Minister Marie-Luce Penchard leave the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris December 23, 2009. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah al-Dardari (R) stands ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah al-Dardari (R) stands with France's Minister for Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde after the signing of economic agreements between the two countries in Damascus December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS)

Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah al-Dardari (R) and France's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Syria's Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah al-Dardari (R) and France's Minister for Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde attend a news conference after the signing of economic agreements between the two countries in Damascus December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Gary Simpson, an employee at the Virginia Employment Commission office, posts job postings at the office in Alexandria, Virginia November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley

In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo,Terrell Collins, of Detroit, wipes ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo,Terrell Collins, of Detroit, wipes his face while searching for employment on a laptop computer while attending a job fair in Livonia, Mich. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sancya)

Job seekers visit an employment center in San Francisco, California ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Job seekers visit an employment center in San Francisco, California in this November 20, 2009 file photo. U.S. employers cut only 11,000 jobs last month, the best showing in nearly two years, and the jobless rate edged down to 10 percent, a strong suggestion the jobs market was edging towards health, according to a U.S. Labor Department report issued on December 4, 2009. Picture taken November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

A women holds a Employment Guide while attending a job fair. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A women holds a Employment Guide while attending a job fair. Canada's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a point to 8.5 per cent last month as the economy gained 79,000 jobs. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sancya)

Spanish musicians hold up signs reading 'Music is Culture, Music ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish musicians hold up signs reading 'Music is Culture, Music is Employment' during a demonstration against internet music downloads in front of the Industry Ministry in Madrid December 1, 2009. Representatives of Promusicae, an organization of Spanish music producers, presented a manifesto against file sharing and music downloads on the internet which they say is 'killing music'. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Spanish musicians (L-R) David de Maria, Rosario Flores, Chenoa, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish musicians (L-R) David de Maria, Rosario Flores, Chenoa, Maria Toledo, and Antonio Carmona hold up a sign reading 'Music is Culture, Music is Employment' during a demonstration against internet music downloads in front of the Industry Ministry in Madrid December 1, 2009. Representatives of Promusicae, an organization of Spanish music producers, presented a manifesto against file sharing and music downloads on the internet which they say is 'killing music'. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Spanish musicians (L-R) David de Maria, Rosario Flores, Chenoa, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish musicians (L-R) David de Maria, Rosario Flores, Chenoa, and Maria Toledo hold up a sign reading 'Music is Culture, Music is Employment' during a demonstration in front of the Industry Ministry in Madrid December 1, 2009. Representatives of Promusicae, an organization of Spanish music producers, presented a manifesto against file sharing and music downloads on the internet which they say is 'killing music'. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

Former City executive for Nomos Capital, Jordan Wimmer, arrives ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former City executive for Nomos Capital, Jordan Wimmer, arrives at the Central London Employment Tribunal November 26, 2009. Canadian born Wimmer, who lives in London, is suing her boss, Mark Lowe, alleging sexual harassment, a claim he denies, British media reported. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Belgium's newly appointed Employment Minister Joelle Milquet ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's newly appointed Employment Minister Joelle Milquet (L), Defence Minister Pieter De Crem (C) and Budget Minister Guy Vanhengel look at their family photo on a smartphone at the Parliament in Brussels November 25, 2009. New Prime Minister Yves Leterme replaced his party member Herman Van Rompuy, who resigned following his election as European Union President during an EU leaders summit last week in Brussels. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Belgium's Joelle Milquet is sworn in as Belgium's Employment ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Joelle Milquet is sworn in as Belgium's Employment Minister (L) is sworn in the presence of Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS ROYALS)

Mark Lowe of Nomos Capital arrives at the Central London Employment ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mark Lowe of Nomos Capital arrives at the Central London Employment Tribunal November 25, 2009. Lowe is being sued by former employee, Canadian Jordan Wimmer, for alleged sexual harassment, a claim he denies, British media reported. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

An applicant holds a flyer advertising employment as she stands ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An applicant holds a flyer advertising employment as she stands in line at a job fair at the Southeast LA-Crenshaw WorkSource Center in Los Angeles November 20, 2009. In a depressed neighborhood in the City of Angels, hundreds of good jobs appeared to fall from the sky last week. Young and middle-aged Los Angeles residents, mostly blacks and Hispanics, lined up down the block at an employment office for more than 600 jobs, paying $14 an hour and higher with free healthcare, at new JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels downtown. Picture taken November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) sits with Finance Minister ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) sits with Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Laurent Wauquiez (R), junior minister for employment, before delivering his speech to managers of French unemployment centres, during a meeting of Pole Emploi (Employment Hub) in Paris November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Mori/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Mark Lowe of Nomos Capital arrives at the Central London Employment ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mark Lowe of Nomos Capital arrives at the Central London Employment Tribunal in London, November 23, 2009. Lowe is being sued by former employee, Canadian-born Jordan Wimmer, for alleged sexual harassment, a claim he denies, British media reported. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN BUSINESS CRIME LAW HEADSHOT)

Former City executive for Nomos Capital, Jordan Wimmer, arrives ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former City executive for Nomos Capital, Jordan Wimmer, arrives at the Central London Employment Tribunal in London, November 23, 2009. Canadian-born Wimmer, who lives in London, is suing her boss Mark Lowe, alleging sexual harassment, a claim he denies, British media reported. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN BUSINESS CRIME LAW HEADSHOT)