Economy : Page 34

Tennessee's unemployment rate sets new record low in July

August 21, 2023 Tennessee made history in July when the state recorded its lowest unemployment rate since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1976.

Colorado’s unemployment rate remains below 3.0% for 15 consecutive months

August 21, 2023 Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor (CDLE) announced Colorado’s unemployment rate of 2.9% has stayed below 3.0% for 15 consecutive months and remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Florida’s private sector job growth rate five times faster than nation’s in July 2023

August 20, 2023 Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida has continued to set the standard for economic success.

Texas outpaces nation in jobs growth, breaks three jobs records

August 19, 2023 The July employment data showing that Texas again leads the nation for jobs added over the last 12 months.

Michigan’s labor force increases by 23,000, 96,000 jobs added

August 19, 2023 The Michigan’s unemployment rate remained at3.6% in July for the second consecutive month, the lowest unemployment rate in 23 years.

Virginia sees highest labor force participation rate in more than a decade

August 19, 2023 Governor Glenn Youngkin announced an increase of nearly 18,000 more employed Virginians in July, bringing the total to 219,452 more Virginians employed since January 2022.

Belarusian GDP growth quickens to 2.9% in 7 months

August 18, 2023 Belarusian GDP grew 2.9% year-on-year at constant prices in January-July 2023 to 117.2 billion Belarusian rubles, national statistical committee Belstat said.

Q2 2023: Business bankruptcies in EU at highest level since 2015

August 18, 2023 In the second quarter of 2023, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses increased for the sixth quarter in a row.

Netherlands' GDP fell by 0.3 percent in Q2 2023

August 17, 2023 According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), in Q2 2023 the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 percent relative to the previous quarter.

Germany’s shortage of skilled workers worsens slightly

August 17, 2023 More and more German companies are short of skilled workers, finds the latest ifo Business Survey of around 9,000 companies throughout Germany.

Russian central bank hikes rates from 8.5% to 12%

August 16, 2023 Russia\'s central bank hiked its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12% from 8.5%, an emergency rate move to try and halt the rouble\'s weakening past 100 to the dollar after a public call from the Kremlin for tighter monetary policy.

Unemployment rate across Scotland rises to 4%

August 16, 2023 Scotland\'s unemployment rate rose to 4% in the three months to June, according to latest figures.