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Ottawa -- Canada's unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percent to 8.2 percent in February as 21,000 people started new jobs, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

In a convincing sign that the nation’s economy is rebounding, the national unemployment rate has fallen to 9.7 percent in January from 10.0 percent in December, according to a report released by Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Washington -- Fewer than expected job losses in February left the unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.

Ankara, Turkey -- Turkey's unemployment rate at the end of recession-battered 2009 was a record 14 percent, the national statistics agency reported.

If, after 2008, you still expect the stock market to fund your retirement, most people probably consider you a few congressmen short of a bailout. (Zing!) Yes, it was tough being openly optimistic after a year in which every bull became a steer.

Washington -- The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent with some sectors adding jobs, the Department of Labor said Friday.

Brussels -- Unemployment in the 16 countries that share the euro as currency climbed one tick in December to 10 percent, the European Union's statistical office said.

Washington-- The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent in December, a better result than many economists expected, the Department of Labor said Friday.

New York, December 16 -- UK economy is seeing the signs of recession easing for the first time since the economic downturn gripped the world economies late last year.

New York, December 3 -- With the nation’s unemployment rate surging to 10.2 percent, the highest in 26 years, President Barack Obama has turned his attention to economic recovery that can provide more jobs to the U.S. citizens.