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Britain is being hit by the recession, and unemployment is rising sharply. But the Brits are coming up with some imaginative ways to cushion the blow.

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Plagued by rising unemployment, falling tax revenue and increased demand for state services, governors from across the country will meet with President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to press for federal money to ease their fiscal strain.

The accelerating economic slowdown in China will lead to huge unemployment and could fuel social unrest, China's top planner has said.

The stock market stinks like a moldy piece of Limburger cheese. Unemployment is on the rise. Home prices continue to fall.

There are fears that one or more of Detroit's Big Three could go bankrupt.

AP - Fresh worries about widening unemployment added to investors' list of concerns about the economy Thursday.

Chinese companies are told they need permission to fire more than 40 workers, in a sign of worry over rising unemployment.

The CBI says the UK economy will shrink by 1.7% in 2009, with unemployment rising to nearly 3 million by 2010.

Look for unemployment to rise, peaking in the second half of the year. How to make yourself less expendable.

Spain's level of unemployment reaches a 12-year high of 11.3%, the highest level in the European Union.

With unemployment rising and employers lowering their hiring expectations, soon-to-be-graduates are facing the worst job market in years.