Tag: Unemployment
US Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 3.9 Percent in April
On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added fewer-than-expected 175,000 jobs in April, with the unemployment rate again ticking up to 3.9 percent. RELATED: Florida Restricts Abortion Laws Without Considering Risks Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, and transportation and warehousing, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Total […]
May 5, 2024
Argentine Workers Reject Massive Layoffs in the Public Sector
On Wednesday, thousands of former public employees and workers mobilized in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities to reject the massive layoffs ordered by President Javier Milei. RELATED: Gen. Richardson Visits Argentina to Secure SouthCom Projects Members of the State Workers Association (ATE) attempted to enter the Labor Ministry headquarters and other buildings to carry […]
April 3, 2024
Argentina: Extreme Poverty Rises to Highest Level Since 2005
On Wednesday, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) published a report showing that the urban extreme poverty rate in Argentina reached 11.9 percent in the second half of 2023, marking the highest rate since 2005. RELATED: Colombia Orders Expulsion of Argentine Diplomats From the Country Compared to the second half of 2023, this rate, which […]