The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 20,000 for the week ending December 10 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 230,000 to 231,000. The four-week moving average as of December 10 fell to 227,250 from a revised 230,250 as of the week…

Soaring inflation and aggressive central bank hikes were the theme of 2022, but will they continue with gusto in 2023? Here's what the experts think.

California politicians have given the green light to so many boondoggles, they’re difficult to catalog. A $100 billion train that probably will never be completed, a $3,000 municipal garbage can in San Francisco, pandemic unemployment fraud to the tune of $30 billion … it goes on and on.

After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer

Covid outbreaks in major cities drive unemployment to highest levels since May, and end of pandemic controls may further stress job market

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since September, another sign of resiliency in the labor market amid a weakening economy.

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LOS ANGELES — Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found.

Living standards are set to fall by 7% in the UK over the next two years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the government’s independent economic forecaster – but some areas will be hit harder than others.