In Japan, unemployment soars on the eve of national elections. A youth movement is sweeping the country, and the party that has ruled Japan for decades may be on the way out.
All Posts Tagged With: "unemployment"
Video
August 28, 2009
Youth, unemployment rally opposition in Japan’s elections
Interview (video)
July 1, 2009
Global markets rebound but mask pain of unemployment
As the second half of 2009 begins, global stock markets have rebounded. But unemployment remains a huge problem, from Spain to Japan. Roben Farzad of BusinessWeek discusses where the economy stands around the world.
Perspectives
July 1, 2009
Liberians get by selling coconuts, saving dollar by dollar
Unemployment rates in the U.S. and Canada are approaching double digits, but these figures pale to those in Liberia, where the official unemployment rate stands at 85 percent. A Worldfocus contributing blogger in Monrovia describes how Liberians get by, even if they are not formally employed.
Perspectives
June 5, 2009
Russian industrial town meets economic crisis with defiance
Unemployment in Russia has soard to 10.2 percent, a nine-year high. Blogger Oksana Zagrebnyeva shares her personal account of life in an industrial Russian town hard-hit by the economic slowdown.
Signature Video
March 23, 2009
Housing collapse spells doom for Spain’s tile makers
Spain has an unemployment rate of 14.8 percent, the highest in Western Europe. In the town of Vila Real in eastern Spain, many people make their living making tiles. But suddenly, after the housing bubble burst, no one wants or needs what they make.
Video
March 6, 2009
Unemployment surges around the world
As unemployment reaches 8.1 percent in the U.S., Telis Demos, a reporter with Fortune magazine, discusses global unemployment and when the downward spiral might end.
Perspectives
February 2, 2009
“Slumdog” immigrant waits for U.S. Green Card lifeline
Rajeet Mohan is an Indian living in the U.S. on an H-1B visa. He shares his frustrating immigration experience and offers some solutions to retain and leverage highly-skilled immigrants in the U.S.
Perspectives
January 21, 2009
Wal-Mart heads to Russia as unemployment soars
As Russia faces rising unemployment, a Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about what Wal-Mart's presence might mean for Russian jobs.
Blogwatch
December 18, 2008
U.K. sees surprise retail bump as unemployment soars
Even as the number of jobless people in the United Kingdom climbed to over 1 million, retail sales in the country unexpectedly rose for the first time in three months.
Blogwatch
November 12, 2008
Recession fears mount across Europe
In October, U.K. unemployment rose at the fastest rate in 16 years. About 1.82 million British people are now out of work as leaders call for coordinated global efforts to stem an impending recession.
