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1. Frustrated graduates flee abroad as job markets fail them

Over the past two decades, an educational revolution swept through much of the developing world. ...

2. UK youth joblessness jumps 25% since 2022

A growing number of young people in the United Kingdom......

3. Cyprus unemployment falls to 6%, similar to EU average

Unemployment in Cyprus dipped to 6% in March, aligning with the EU average and staying below the eurozone average of 6.5%, as per data disclosed by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, on Friday....

4. Unemployment rate drops while inflation inches up

The latest data from the Cyprus Statistical Service reveals a positive shift in the country's economic landscape, with the unemployment rate falling to 5.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 6.9% in the same period the previous year....

5. Cyprus reports significant drop in joblessness

The latest data released by the District Labour Offices indicate a notable decline in registered unemployment rates for November 2023, both on a monthly and on a yearly basis....

6. Taliban's violations of women's rights

The UN report released last month was compiled after a week-long visit to Afghanistan by Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, who led a contingent from the working group on discrimination against women and girls....

7. European stocks rally on hope of interest rate peak

Eurozone inflation fell more than expected to 5.5 percent in June, its lowest rate since the start of last year, but a slight rebound in core consumer price growth tempered any relief for policymakers....

8. Registered jobless numbers drop in May indicating declining unemployment

According to data from the Provincial Labour Offices, the number of registered unemployed individuals at the end of May 2023 decreased to 10,357 persons, marking a decline compared to both the previous month and May of the previous year....

9. As Greek elections loom, parties vie for votes of ‘lost generation’

Politicians vying for votes in Greece’s election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises have cost them their youth...

10. IMF projects steady GDP growth for Cyprus in 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained its projection for Cyprus’ economic growth in 2023 at 2.5% of GDP, while real GDP growth is expected to pick up pace in the next year....

11. Single EU work & residence permit for 3rd country nationals

The Members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have agreed today on a draft legislation that updates the way single work and residence permits for third-country nationals are issued....

12. Cyprus does right by wronged farm workers

A foreign worker who says he fell out of status after being wronged in a labor dispute is getting support from Cypriot authorities, along with over a dozen suspected victims of labor exploitation after police, labor, and immigration officers coordinated a raid on a farm in Famagusta district after his complaint...

13. Wronged worker slams Cyprus over migration crisis

Thousands of asylum seekers in Cyprus were sent back to their countries last year but one foreign worker, who feels he has no good options following a dispute with his employer, says many people who come to work on the island are forced to seek asylum because the system is not in their favor...

14. Youth unemployment in Cyprus in 2021 at 14.2%, compared to 13% across the EU

The youth (people aged 15–29 years) unemployment rate in the European Union fell to 13.0% in 2021, from 13.3% in 2020, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union....

15. Number of registered unemployed persons drops by over 66% in May

The number of unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices registered a steep drop in May declining to 10,586 persons, marking an annual reduction of 66.2%....

16. Number of jobless persons in Cyprus declines

The number of registered unemployed for August 2021 decreased to 19,669 persons in comparison to 21,613 in the previous month....

17. Ayia Napa rape accuser back in court

The Ayia Napa rape accuser was expected back in court on Tuesday where she is facing charges of public mischief, with her defence taking issue with how the complaint was investigated and how their client was treated by police...

18. Finish what you started on reforms, IMF tells Greece

19. ‘It’s the algorithm, stupid’

20. Seven thousand fewer jobless in one year

The number of registered unemployed in Cyprus decreased in August 2018 by 7,137 people or 23%, compared to August last year...

21. Cyprus jobless drop in May biggest in the EU

Cyprus recorded the largest unemployment drop in the European Union for May 2018, dropping to 8.4% from 8.6% the previous month...