Spain reported a sharp growth in the number of jobless in January, reflecting the usual trend of rising unemployment at the start of the year, but the overall total of those without jobs was the lowest for the month since 2008. The number of registered unemployed increased by 70,744 persons from December, data from the labor ministry showed Thursday. Unemployment usually tends to rise in the first...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.