The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is that AI will lead to widespread unemployment.

Unemployment in the UK could soon hit the highest level seen since the Covid pandemic, according to a think tank ...

The U.S. labor market is showing its most significant signs of strain in nearly four years, with the number of Americans continuing to draw unemployment benefits climbing to its highest point since November 2021.

Plus: Federal bureaucracy gets a redesign, Robert Moses messing things up (still), Syrian immigrant unemployment data, and more...

Gen Z's entrance into the job market hasn't been easy. Between an economic slowdown, the disappearance of entry-level jobs thanks to AI, and government policy changes that have affected the number of available positions in sectors like public health and nonprofits, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to get a…

More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years

The government is adding an extra year, and an extra £45m, to its scheme in England to help people find work

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Ohio's House Bill 395 would create a public registry of job applicants who miss interviews without notice. Supporters say it promotes accountability for benefit claimants, while critics warn it risks duplicating existing systems and unfairly penalising vulnerable people.