The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The hiring spree just keeps on going.

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week by the most since July, unwinding most of the prior week’s jump as claims in New York plunged.

The latest labour force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows employment in February increasing by 64,600, and the (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate declining from 3.7% to 3.5%.

Watch: Australia's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate has decreased to 3.5 per cent. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected Paul Keating's

Economy adds almost 64,000 jobs, a figure that will be closely examined by the RBA as it decides whether to pause further interest rate increases

Fresh labour market data shows the unemployment rate falling back to 3.5 per cent, with 65,000 jobs added.

A strong bounce in jobs last month will maintain pressure on the Reserve Bank to keep increasing official interest rates, despite global banking jitters.

Whether the economy slumps this year or not, California shouldn’t feel as much pain as the rest of the country.

Fresh labour market data shows few signs of a slowing jobs market, with one vacant position for every unemployed worker.

Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 4.2 percent in the current fiscal year ending in June, the cabinet said on Tuesday, much less than previously forecast. Gross domestic product grew by 3.9 percent in October-December, the second quarter of the fiscal year, while the unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent,…

SNP minister Richard Lochhead admitted certain industries were continuing to struggle to recruit staff.