Unemployment Rate in Ecuador decreased to 4.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 5.90 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Unemployment Rate in Ecuador averaged 7.19 percent from 2003 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 11.86 percent in the first quarter of 2004 and a record low of 4.54 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. In Ecuador, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ecuador Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in New Zealand increased to 4.20 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Unemployment Rate in New Zealand averaged 5.95 percent from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent in the third quarter of 1991 and a record low of 3.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007. In New Zealand, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - New Zealand Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment Rate in New Zealand increased to 67.50 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 67.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Employment Rate in New Zealand averaged 62.77 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 68 percent in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of 56.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 1991. This page provides - New Zealand Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Youth Unemployment Rate in New Zealand increased to 14 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 11.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Youth Unemployment Rate in New Zealand averaged 11.95 percent from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 15.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a record low of 10.30 percent in the first quarter of 2004. This page provides - New Zealand Youth Unemployment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment in New Zealand increased by 0.70 in March of 2020. Employment Change in New Zealand averaged 0.36 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2.50 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and a record low of -1.80 percent in the first quarter of 2009. In New Zealand, Employment Change measures the quarter-on-quarter change in the number of employed people. This page provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Part Time Employment in New Zealand increased to 530 Thousand in the first quarter of 2020 from 519 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2019. Part Time Employment in New Zealand averaged 423.01 Thousand from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 555 Thousand in the first quarter of 2018 and a record low of 264 Thousand in the first quarter of 1986. This page provides - New Zealand Part Time Employment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Full Time Employment in New Zealand increased to 2131 Thousand in the first quarter of 2020 from 2130 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2019. Full Time Employment in New Zealand averaged 1544.77 Thousand from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2147 Thousand in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 1177 Thousand in the first quarter of 1992. This page provides - New Zealand Full Time Employment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Guatemala increased to 2.50 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 2 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Unemployment Rate in Guatemala averaged 2.88 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and a record low of 2 percent in the third quarter of 2018. In Guatemala, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Guatemala Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Nicaragua decreased to 5.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 6.20 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Unemployment Rate in Nicaragua averaged 7.16 percent from 1963 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 17.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 1993 and a record low of 1.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 1963. In Nicaragua, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Nicaragua Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

We need to do more to get the disabled into work

More than 20m lose their jobs in April as lockdowns choke world’s largest economy

Government must prioritise getting the young back to work

Favourable trends in employment relative to population are not going to be repeated

The U.S. lost a record 20.5 million jobs over the past month.

People around the world are increasingly worried about how they are going to pay their bills as Coronavirus forces businesses to close and costs millions of jobs. Amid this crisis, there is a silver lining in the grey clouds.

Around half of all US workers can earn more money collecting unemployment instead of their current jobs.The federal government ramped up unemployment benefits by $600 a week until the end of June, bringing the average weekly total to $978 a week — or $20 more than what many workers earned before the pandemic.Labor experts said the generous benefits are helping keep people home and tamping down the spread of the virus, which is what they were designed to do.But it could complicate efforts by businesses to hire in the short-run.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Nearly half of all American workers are set to earn better pay from unemployment than their current jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal.Under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus law that Congress approved last

NEW YORK (AP) - The record unemployment rate reported on Friday captured the pain of a nation where tens of millions of jobs suddenly vanished, devastating...

President Trump signed a stimulus package that included a $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits, until July 31. This increase added to state benefits gives an average weekly payment of $978.

Despite Project Fear predictions of huge job losses, a record 32.81 million people are in employment, up from 31.75 million in June 2016 when the EU referendum was held.

Digital Finance Analytics principal Martin North said that in a 'worst case' scenario, unemployment could surge to 14 per cent to levels unseen in Australia since the early 1930s Great Depression.

David Blanchflower, who was part of the Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, said unemployment is rising at the fastest rate in living memory as job losses mount around the world and in the UK.

Yellen said Monday: 'If we had a timely unemployment statistic, the unemployment rate probably would be up to 12 or 13% at this point and moving higher.' Ten million are now jobless.

Teachers, nurses, doctors, garbage collectors and supermarket shop assistants are the Australians least likely to lose their jobs as coronavirus causes unemployment to double.

The Business Council of Australia, which represents powerful chief executives, fears one in five Australians could be jobless unless COVID-19 restrictions are eased in coming weeks.

The economic shock of coronavirus in Australia has smashed jobs and businesses faster than the Great Depression.

There were 5.2 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed last week, according to the latest Labor Department figures released on Thursday.

There were 4.4 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed last week, according to the latest Labor Department figures released on Thursday.

There were 3.8 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed last week, according to the latest Labor Department figures released on Thursday.

President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the 30 million unemployment claims that came in the wake of the coronavirus, saying 'it is what it is.'

There were 3.1 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed in the week ending May 2, according to a Labor Department report released on Thursday.

JP Morgan's Bob Michele has said it will take between 10 to 12 years for US employment levels to get back to where they were before the coronavirus outbreak

The US unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 14.7% - the highest rate since the 1930s Great Depression as more than 20.5 million Americans suffer job losses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A day which started with optimism due to a surge in a Chinese manufacturing index in March, suggesting there could be a sharp 'V' shaped recovery from global lockdowns, ended with more alarming data.

In a sign of the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on business, the unemployment rate in the world's largest economy hit 14.7 per cent last month.

The next crisis may be a climate one. Are we preempting it? Are we ready for it? Can technology help compensate for some of the downsides of social distancing? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up.

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

As coronavirus closures continue to put businesses on life support, a record number of people are filing jobless claims to overwhelmed state labor departments. WSJ explains why some states are struggling under the historic load. Photo Illustration: Carlos Waters/WSJ

Gig workers are playing a bigger role in the American economy during the global pandemic. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explores whether their eligibility for unemployment insurance will continue after the virus passes. Photo: Justin Heiman/Getty Images

A voter discusses the chances in the Sawaimadhopur Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan where Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led the Gujjar agitation last year, is the BJP candidate.

Jobless growth and regional imbalances have collectively spurred migration, and this is the larger malaise behind recent mass murders on ethnic lines, says Swati Narayan.

World Archery executive board had suspended all its events till August 31, resulting in a huge losses to the federation.

The evolution of AI has brought us to the precipice of a fourth industrial revolution, and the worrying question being asked is: How will this affect our livelihoods? Will this revolution result in mass job losses?

“As I watch the numbers, it’s like OK, are we going to make it back by the end of May?" Egert asked. "Is it going to be the first of June? Is it going to be mid-June?”

The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa.

The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis.

Most non-essential businesses have been shut since mid-March as officials urge people to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks, some of the 10 Canadian provinces have started to gradually reopen their economies.

Almost across the board, sectors reported precipitous drops in overall employment in April, even though some major players - from online sales to grocery shopping and pharmacies - have seen surges in demand.