The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Germany's lower and upper houses of parliament passed a welfare reform on Friday that will raise unemployment benefits from the beginning of next year and provide new help to train people who are out of work.

German lawmakers have agreed a welfare reform to raise unemployment benefit payments and help train people who are out of work, with a view to addressing a skills shortage in Europe's largest economy.

Australia’s unemployment rate is heading lower. Yet while typically good news, it’s a sign inflation is still struggling to be tamed.

Over 60 percent of Nepal’s eligible voters cast their ballots at the polls amid high inflation and unemployment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social and economic inequalities between men and women in Canada.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 7,000 for the week ending November 5 to a seasonally adjusted 225,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 217,000 to 218,000. The four-week moving average as of November 5 fell to 218,750 from a revised 219,000 as of the week…

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has produced a highly political autumn statement that throws forward major cuts in public spending to after the next general election. The accompanying economic forecast by the government’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) confirms that the country is facing a recession, with unemployment rising, inflation still…

Over a decade of Conservative rule has led the country to recession, rocketing unemployment and the biggest fall in living standards since records began

Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell slightly last week and remained near historic lows, showcasing the strength of the labor market as other parts of the economy cool.