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4.4 million in U.S. quit or changed jobs at near-record highs

Published on: March 30, 2022
20:19

Washington, March 30 (Prensa Latina) US people continued to switch jobs at near-record rates in February, with 4.4 million workers leaving their positions in a historically tight labor market.

Cuban prime minister calls to attend to new economic actors

Published on: March 18, 2022
13:25

Havana, March 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Friday called on the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) to attend to the new economic stockholders.

Brazil created over 313,000 formal jobs in September

Published on: October 26, 2021
14:48

Brasilia, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Brazil created 313,902 formal employment contracts in September, 1.64 percent less than the same month last year, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security reported on Tuesday.

Dominican Republic recovers over 1.5 million formal jobs

Published on: September 28, 2021
16:26

Santo Domingo, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader announced today in Santo Domingo that in September the country will recover 1, 526,630 formal jobs.

UN Women unveils new feminist roadmap for economic recovery

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:10

United Nations, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) UN Women on Thursday has published a feminist plan for economic transformation and recovery learning from the Covid-19 pandemic and previous crises.

ILO warns about increased informal work in Latin America

Published on: September 9, 2021
07:41

United Nations, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) About 70% of jobs created in Latin America following the Covid-19 pandemic are in informal conditions, a study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported.

US unemployment rate rose by 5.9% in June

Published on: July 9, 2021
07:15

Washington, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The United States registered a 5.9% unemployment rate in June, which accounts for 6.8 million fewer jobs compared to the same month of 2020, according to the Labor Department.

UN calls for decisions to be made to achieve sustainable development

Published on: July 7, 2021
07:27

United Nations, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The decisions to be made in next 18 months will be pivotal to attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focused on cracking down on poverty and championing the environment, the UN said.

Uruguay: 80,000 workers on unemployment insurance

Published on: June 16, 2021
11:55

Montevideo, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayans on unemployment insurance totaled 80,000, as published by the Social Security and Work Ministry on its digital portal on Wednesday.

Covid-19 crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million in 2022

Published on: June 5, 2021
02:00

Geneva, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to contribute over 200 million people to global unemployment next year, with women and youths among the worst-hit people, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported recently.

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