The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The United States saw its jobless rate edge down in November while hiring rose more than expected, government data showed Friday, as policymakers mull the need for further efforts to cool the economy.

Jobless rate down to 3.7% as world’s largest economy grapples with interest rates and American policymakers plot next moves

U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting its highest level in two years last week

Wall Street expects the U.S. economy to have created somewhere between 160,000 and 185,000 jobs in November, based on two forecasts published by Trading Economics.

Opposition questions Union government performance in economy, BJP defends Centre, citing electoral victories. Chidambaram focussed on unemployment, price rise & inequality. O'Brien & Reddy raised issues of price rise & trade deficit

U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace

Telangana, the citadel of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the last 10 years, has been overrun by the Congress after a nine-and-half-year battle with the promise of self-respect and welfare schemes

This is another legacy of John Howard and the neoliberal ideology he and his fans pursued despite the evidence

President Felix Tshisekedi, who once vowed to transform DR Congo into "the Germany of Africa", has promised to create jobs if he is re-elected, after a first term marked by economic growth but soaring inflation.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 7,000 for the week ending Nov. 25 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 211,000. The four-week moving average as of Nov. 11 fell 500 from the previous week’s revised average to 220,000.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.84%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.77%. Stocks this morning are mixed, with the Dow Jones...