#Unemployment

A Labor Department proposal would require unemployment claimants to report at least five qualifying work-search activities each week.

Hiring is picking up and unemployment remains historically low, but finding work can still be a prolonged struggle.

The average jobless worker's bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October, the highest outside of the pandemic period in a decade.

US job growth surged in October and the unemployment rate edged lower, a sign of labor-market strength in an expanding economy. Nonfarm payrolls increased 165,000 last month, topping all forecasts, after an upward revision to the prior two months.…

The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also decreased slightly to 4.1 percent, the BLS reported.…

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in October as the unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.2%.

Unemployment fell in October, extending years of stability for a U.S. work force threated by inflation and artificial intelligence.

The October jobs report will be released Friday morning. Here's what we expect the data to show.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the October nonfarm payrolls report Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The Black unemployment rate climbed a percentage point to 7 percent in September, almost double the rate for white workers.

Sen. Ron Wyden on Friday introduced a bill that would double unemployment benefits to 52 weeks if the jobless rate jumps.

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A bill to bolster the nation’s unemployment insurance program reflects the concern — and the risks — in Washington.

Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.

The number of job vacancies in Britain has plunged to a five-year low in a sign the economy is slowing ahead of the Budget.

Despite unemployment hovering between 3.5 percent and 4.3 percent over the past three years, applicants say finding work remains difficult

Canada added 75,000 jobs in July, up 0.4 per cent, as the unemployment rate fell to 6.4 per cent, its lowest level in two years.

New York Fed research shows remote work explains 64% of the rise in unemployment among young college graduates since the pandemic. Firms hire fewer juniors for distributed teams because mentorship and feedback suffer at a distance.…

Budget Day on Thursday coincided with Community Housing Aotearoa's announcement that homelessness in New Zealand has reached its highest ever level. Photo: Getty Images Times are tight and the government’s books are poor.

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