The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Vacancies at U.S. employers unexpectedly increased at the end of 2022, illustrating a solid appetite for labor that the Federal Reserve sees as one of the last hurdles to bring down inflation.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 6,000 for the week ending January 21 to a seasonally adjusted 186,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 190,000 to 192,000. The four-week moving average as of January 21 fell to 197,500 from a revised 206,750 as of the week…

More than 350,000 people in Scotland are neither in work nor looking for a job due to circumstances outside of their control.

Dundee has highest 'hidden unemployment' rate, followed by Glasgow and Aberdeen

The Centre for Cities says that unemployment in the North East was actually 18% - with Newcastle, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough among the worst-performing urban areas in the UK

Against the odds, the U.S. economy is moving towards a soft landing, according to BCG's top economists.

Young people are tomorrow's future, yet they face many challenges hindering proper opportunities to attain decent work and fulfil their aspirations. Fewer Thai youth have jobs than a decade ago, says the Ministry of Labour. The unemployment rate for young people aged 15–24 is seven times higher than the adult…

Good news for Hunter although national economy 'in slow decline'

The West Virginia State Senate on January 23 passed a bill 27-5 that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. During times when the unemployment rate is below 5.5%, unemployed workers could collect a maximum of 12 weeks of benefits. For each 0.5% increase…