Editor's Picks
There is no pinned content in this Editor's Picks module.
Click here to learn more about content pinning.
-
People gather on February 19, 2012 in central Madrid during a demonstration called by Spain's two biggest Unions to protest against sweeping labour market reforms that make it easier to slash pay and lay off workers. Spain's two biggest unions, the CCOO... View Photo »
-
People listen to a speech as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to... View Photo »
-
People hold placards with cartoons of the Spanish Primer Minister Mariano Rajoy and Maria Dolores de Cospedal reading: '' Wanted for Liar '' as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government during a rally in Pamplona,... View Photo »
-
A man rises his fist as he protests against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to... View Photo »
-
A woman shows a placard which reads: '' I am self-employed, I pay social security, I pay taxes and I have no right to unemployment benefit. It's Not Fair '', while she protests against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, during a... View Photo »
-
People holds cardboard representations of coffins as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, reading: '' R.I.P. Negotiation and Collective Agreement. Decent Job with Rights '' during a rally in Pamplona, northern... View Photo »
-
Protesters take part during a rally against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job... View Photo »
-
Protesters take part during a rally against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job... View Photo »
-
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: A Palestinian man takes cover under a plastic bag as he keeps warm around a fire as he waits to be collected by his Israeli employer after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state... View Photo »
-
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: A Palestinian man waits to be collected by his Israeli employer after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state in the early morning of February 19, 2012. near the Israeli army's... View Photo »
-
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Palestinian men sit in a van after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state in the early morning of February 19, 2012. near the Israeli army's checkpoint at Kibbutz Eyal in central... View Photo »
-
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) (2nd-R) walks through the U.S. Capitol Building, on February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to extend the payroll tax... View Photo »
-
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) walk through the U.S. Capitol Building, on February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Today the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to... View Photo »
-
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) walks back to his office followed by reporters after the Senate passed the payroll tax cut extension February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan bill will extend the... View Photo »
-
Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) (L) talks with House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as they walk from the House Chamber after a vote on the payroll tax cut extension in Washington February 17, 2012. The House of Representatives on Friday passed... View Photo »
-
Chairman of the House Budget Committee Paul Ryan (L) (R-WI) walks from the House Chamber after a vote on the payroll tax cut in Washington February 17, 2012. The House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to extend a tax cut for 160 million... View Photo »
-
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 17: House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) walks through the Cannon tunnel on his way to the U.S. Capitol Building, on February 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Later today the House and Senate are scheduled to vote... View Photo »
-
Demonstrators hold placards reading, "General Strike, March 29th", during a protest against the economic policies of the government in the Basque Country and Navarra, Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Economic contraction is expected in... View Photo »
-
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico (L) who was recently hired by The Home Depot rings up a sale for Rosanna Benhaddouch while being trained on the cash register on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that it will... View Photo »
-
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico (L) who was recently hired by The Home Depot , listens as Home Depot Associate, Mirisol Del Risco trains her on using the cash register on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that... View Photo »
About Unemployment
Wikipedia
Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indexes such as... Full Article
Related Photos
-
AP Photo
A woman shows a placard which reads: '' I am self-employed, I pay social security, I pay taxes and I have no right to unemployment benefit. It's Not Fair '', while she protests against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, during a rally in Pamplona, northern...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
People attend a demonstration against rampant unemployment, biting austerity measures and new the labor reform on February 11, 2012 in Valencia. Spain's conservative government slashed employees' maximum severance pay in a sweeping labour reform unveiled on February 10, 2012 to confront...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Graphic shows weekly jobless claims.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico (L) who was recently hired by The Home Depot rings up a sale for Rosanna Benhaddouch while being trained on the cash register on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that it will be hiring 70,000 new seasonal...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico (L) who was recently hired by The Home Depot , listens as Home Depot Associate, Mirisol Del Risco trains her on using the cash register on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that it will be hiring 70,000 new...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico, who was recently hired by The Home Depot, walks through an isle while continuing her training to be a Home Depot Associate on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that it will be hiring 70,000 new seasonal workers...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 16: Barbara Chico (L) who was recently hired by The Home Depot , listens as Home Depot Associate, Mirisol Del Risco while they ring up a customer on February 16, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Home Depot company announced that it will be hiring 70,000 new seasonal...
View Photo » -
Reuters Pictures
Unemployment youth sit in front of an advertisement board in Jakarta February 7, 2012. Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago, slightly above expectations to take full year 2011 growth to the strongest in 15 years at 6.5 percent,...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
People gather on February 19, 2012 in central Madrid during a demonstration called by Spain's two biggest Unions to protest against sweeping labour market reforms that make it easier to slash pay and lay off workers. Spain's two biggest unions, the CCOO and UGT, planned protests in a...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Graphic shows racial, unemployment and foreclosure statistics. for Colorado and Minnesota.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
People listen to a speech as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job destruction...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
People hold placards with cartoons of the Spanish Primer Minister Mariano Rajoy and Maria Dolores de Cospedal reading: '' Wanted for Liar '' as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19,...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
A man rises his fist as he protests against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job destruction as...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
People holds cardboard representations of coffins as they protest against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, reading: '' R.I.P. Negotiation and Collective Agreement. Decent Job with Rights '' during a rally in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Protesters take part during a rally against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job destruction as Spain already has the...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Protesters take part during a rally against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The new conservative Popular Party government pledges new labor reforms to try to halt further job destruction as Spain already has the...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with participants speaking about a payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance February 14, 2012 at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington, DC. ...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
US President Barack Obama speaks about urging Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with guests after speaking about urging Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about a payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance February 14, 2012 at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama called on the Congress to extend...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
President Barack Obama walks towards the podium to speak to continue to push Congress to act to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance through the end of the year, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in the Old Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: A Palestinian man takes cover under a plastic bag as he keeps warm around a fire as he waits to be collected by his Israeli employer after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state in the early morning of February...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: A Palestinian man waits to be collected by his Israeli employer after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state in the early morning of February 19, 2012. near the Israeli army's checkpoint at Kibbutz Eyal in central...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
EYAL CROSSING, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Palestinian men sit in a van after crossing from the West Bank town of Qalqilya to work in the Jewish state in the early morning of February 19, 2012. near the Israeli army's checkpoint at Kibbutz Eyal in central Israel. With high unemployment the...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Graphic shows unemployment rate and job creation.
View Photo »
AP Photo
A woman shows a placard which reads: '' I am self-employed, I pay social security, I pay taxes and I have no right to unemployment benefit. It's Not Fair '', while she protests against the economic policy of the Conservative Spanish Government, during a rally in Pamplona, northern...
View Photo »
