The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Despite a busy festive period, Ipswich business are closing their doors, struggling to find staff to cope with demand.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 19,000 for the week ending December 31 to a seasonally adjusted 204,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 225,000 to 223,000. The four-week moving average as of December 31 fell to 213,750 from a revised 220,500 as of the week…

Hopes the Federal Reserve can tame inflation without widespread job losses mounted Friday after a government report showed robust hiring and a historically low unemployment rate paired with a cooling in wage growth.

Friday's jobs report showed solid hiring, but cooler wage growth may allow the Fed to moderate rate hikes.

U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in December, as the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%. Despite some high-profile layoff announcements, the overall job market remains tight.

Economy Minister Samir Saied said on Tuesday that the government seeks growth of 2.1 percent through the 2023-2025 development plan. In press statements, he said he predicted unemployment rate to drop from 15.3 percent to 14 percent between 2022 and 2025. Tunisia’s economy already deteriorated after the political transition in…

Almost three years after COVID-19 shut down the economy and put nearly half a million Washingtonians out of work, the job market remains in a state of confusing, unnerving flux.

Some companies may offer severance packages, which can be negotiable.

From calling creditors to announcing your job loss on social media, a solid game plan can make a layoff sting a lot less.