The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years

Veterans Affairs workers warn that the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce will have destructive consequences on U.S. veterans looking to access care.

Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range

Ongoing tightness in the labour market won't overly concern the Reserve Bank in its fight against inflation, says one economist after surprising jobs figures.

Revealed: the London MPs with most constituents claiming unemployment benefits

South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. The official rate is 32%, rising to 42% when discouraged job seekers are included. Among young people aged 15 to 24, unemployment reaches a staggering 60%. While much attention has focused on youth exclusion from the labour market…

There is a long path back to recovering our lost living standards, but now we can have some hope that the worst is behind us

Despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s reassurance that “some green shoots” are starting to show in the economy, including a 50 point cut in the official cash rate expected to be announced later today, the outlook for 2025 remains uncertain for many – and grim for some.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ongoing growth in real wages is a good thing, but the RBA will be more encouraged that wage rises are showing signs of slowing.

Unemployment in Scotland has risen in the last quarter, new figures show.

But the jobs market continued to soften with nearly 50,000 more people looking for work and the unemployment rate rising by 0.1% to 4.4%.