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Proposals put forward to tackle unemployment in Egypt
Policy paper suggests giving priority in financing to SMEs, innovation, research, and development projects
Egypt sees slight decrease in unemployment to 7.2% in Q4 2020: CAPMAS
Workforce increased to 29.965 million in Q4 of 2020 from 28.171m in Q3 2020
Egypt’s unemployment decreases to 7.3% in Q3 2020: CAPMAS
Employed Egyptians reach 26,110 million in Q3 2020, up from 24,115 million in Q2 2020
COVID-19 nudges Egypt unemployment up to 9.6% in Q2 2020: CAPMAS
It’s not large hike in comparison to global unemployment rates due to covid-19, not less than one year to return back to pre-covid-19 unemployment rates: Hermes
Unemployment decrease consistent with Egypt’s high growth rates: El-Said
Decrease offset by negative impacts of coronavirus and slight increase in unemployment reported in April
Unemployment rises to 9.2% in April due to COVID-19
CAPMAS explained that the rise was due to the government’s precautionary measures to curb the further spread of the virus.
Egypt’s unemployment rate inches slightly to 8% in 4Q 2019
Agriculture and fishing added 409,000 new jobs, retail sector added 214,000
Egypt’s unemployment increases to 7.8% in 3Q 2019: CAPMAS
The labour force estimated at 28.4 million person in Q3 compared to 28.1 million people in the previous quarter, an increase of 1.2%. The urban labor force reached 12.4 million individuals and the labour force in rural areas reached 16 million individuals.
Egypt’s recent economic growth rate is 5.6 %, unemployment declined to 7.5 %: Prime Minister
Without the flotation, the US dollar would have been at EGP35
Automotive industry achieves economic growth through reducing unemployment
Government targets $5bn to invest in feeding industries, $3bn in exports by 2022
Egypt’s unemployment rate drops to 8.1% in Q1 of 2019: CAPMAS
Unemployed individuals reached 2.267 million, with 2.5% decline compared to Q4 of 2018
Rising cost of living, unemployment, dominant concerns among young Arabs
Survey respondents say religion large role in the Middle East, religious institutions need to be reformed
Egypt’s unemployment rate decreases to 8.9% during Q4 2018: CAPMAS
Egypt’s unemployment rate registered 8.9% of the total labour force in fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018, while it was 10% in Q3 2018, with a decrease of 1.1% and a decrease of 2.4% from the same quarter last year, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday. The CAPMAS said that …
Eurozone unemployment falls to decade-low 7.9 percent
Unemployment in the euro zone in November fell unexpectedly to its lowest rate in more than 10 years. But youth unemployment in Italy, Spain and Greece remains above 30 percent.Figures for November 2018 published by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, on Wednesday showed unemployment in the 19 EU countries which use the euro currency …
Ministry of Manpower targets to reduce Egypt’s unemployment to 8.5% in 2019
Strong cooperation with private employers, investors, to increase job opportunities in their firms, says Saafan
Solar energy projects in Benban save youth from unemployment, poverty
We need development, services; sewage is Benban’s biggest problem: residents
German unemployment rate dips below 5 percent
The jobless rate in Europe’s biggest economy fell to its lowest October level since German unification nearly three decades ago. But brisk job creation and robust growth threatens to boost inflation in the months ahead.Germany's nominal unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent to 4.9 percent in October, as 53,000 people fewer were registered as unemployed compared …
Unemployment rate falls to 9.9% during Q2 2018: CAPMAS
Unemployed persons recorded 2,875 million people constituting 9.9% of total labour force
Unemployment rate drops to 10.6% in Q1 2018: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday the results of its labour force survey for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, stating that unemployment fell to 10.6% of the total labour force compared to 11.3% in Q4 2017. According to the CAPMAS, that quarter witnessed both a decrease in the …
Targeted growth rates, unemployment
The government targets a gross domestic products (GDP) growth rate of 5.8% for FY 2018/19, according to the pre-budget announcement, with authorities targeting inclusive growth affecting all economic segments. Consequently, the government aims to create jobs to absorb the growing workforce; it is estimated that more than 700,000 join the work force annually. Many economic …
Eurozone unemployment hits lowest level in a decade
The 19-member eurozone now boasts the lowest jobless rate in about 10 years, the EU’s statistics office has announced. It also reported a slight increase in consumer prices after months of declining inflation.Unemployment in the 19 countries that use the euro fell to its lowest level in a decade as the region’s economy kept benefitting …
Creating jobs for youth main challenge for Arab region: Azour
Marrakesh – Unemployment continues to be the main challenge facing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Jihad Azour, president of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Middle East and Central Asia told Daily News Egypt Monday on the sidelines of the IMF’s Opportunity for All conference. The challenge of unemployment in the Arab …
German unemployment edges up but jobs market remains strong
The number of jobless Germans rose slightly in December compared with the previous month. But on an annual basis there have never been more people employed in Europe’s biggest economy in the past 27 years.In December 2017, German jobless queues rose by 17,000 to 2.385 million, which was however 183,000 people fewer without work than …
Unemployment fell slightly in Q3 2017
Unemployment settled at 11.9% in September from 11.98% in June and 12.6% in September 2016
Official unemployment rate drops to 11.98% in Q2 2017: CAPMAS
Workforce size registers 29.183m in April-June 2017, up by 33,000 from Q1 2017
Unemployment among youth at 24%, priority is supporting infrastructure in most vulnerable governorates: Nasr
Youth, investment ministries cooperate to provide employment opportunities for young people
German unemployment drops below important threshold
German unemployment has fallen again as the arrival of summer weather goes hand in hand with a pick-up in hiring in Europe’s biggest economy. With companies reporting full order books, a trend reversal is not in sight.The number of jobless people in Germany dropped in May, the Federal Labor Agency (BA) reported on Wednesday. The …
Official unemployment rate drops to 12% in Q1 2017
5.302 million people work in agriculture and fishing, equivalent to 20.7% of employed workforce, according to CAPMAS
US unemployment falls to 10-year low
Bouncing back from weakness in March, the pace of US jobs growth accelerated again in April, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest level since 2007. Wage growth, however, didn’t keep up.After a slow March, when hiring likely was held down by a winter storm, the US economic engine last month added an estimated 211,000 …
Euro area unemployment below 10 percent
The 19-member eurozone has again recorded a monthly unemployment rate of under 10 percent, hitting a low not experienced since April 2009. But the differences among member states are enormous, Eurostat notes.The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for the eurozone stood at 9.5 percent in March, the European Union’s statistics office reported Tuesday. The rate was stable …