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Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday's figures put it beyond doubt

Every three months the Bureau of Statistics releases the lesser-known cousin of the consumer price index. It’s called the Wage Price Index (WPI) and it records changes in the overall level of wages, in the same way the price index records changes in the overall level of consumer prices.

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BJP targeting religious places to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment, inflation: Mayawati

"This can spoil the situation anytime. Years after Independence, the manner in which people’s religious sentiments are being incited, as part of a conspiracy in the guise of Gyanvapi, Mathura, Taj Mahal and other places, will not strengthen the country but will only weaken it. The BJP needs to pay…

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Mayawati: Govt bid to divert people's attention from inflation with Gyanvapi row

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said the government is targeting religious places and a particular community to divert people's attention from unemployment and skyrocketing inflation. More on Dynamite News:

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Denying abortion access has a negative impact on children and families

The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court proceedings in the United States have put the spotlight on the issue of abortion rights. Limiting access to safe abortions has many consequences, including increases in poverty, unemployment and pregnancy-related deaths. Another key area of impact from restricting abortion access is on family well-being…

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Universal Credit claims up 13 per cent with another 200,000 people on benefits

It comes as inflation across the UK heads towards 10 per cent and unemployment stands at 3.7%

Wales Online

Unemployment at lowest level since 1974 as UK wages fall sharply

Pay has dropped by the biggest fall in over 10 years

The Independent UK

Scotland’s unemployment rate falls to record low

The unemployment rate between January and March this year was just 3.2%

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French unemployment slips to 14-year low in first quarter of 2022

Unemployment in France dropped slightly in the first quarter of the year to its lowest rate in 14 years, giving President Emmanuel Macron a boost ahead of legislative elections.

Radio France Internationale

Scotland's unemployment rate drops to record low, new figures show

SCOTLAND’S unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level on record, new figures show.

The National (Scotland)

Scots workers pay falls 'sharply' as unemployment rate drops to record low

The rate of unemployment for people over 16 between January and March this year was 3.2 per cent - down 0.9 per cent on the previous quarter.

Daily Record

UK pay hit by inflation but unemployment falls to 48-year low

Most workers face fifth month of falling living standards despite soaring City bonuses

The Guardian - UK

Jobless rate lowest since 1974 but wages have dropped 2.9%

The fall in unemployment is down to people leaving the job market

Wales Online

Pound jumps as UK unemployment falls to lowest since 1974, but basic pay lags inflation – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live: Wages squeeze continues as unemployment rate dips, Vodafone results

Earnings are continuing to fall sharply in real terms amid surging living costs, figures from the UK jobs market showed today.

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Big fall in North East unemployment but warning over pay levels

The numbers of people claiming out-of-work benefits in the region has fallen below pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

Former Federal Reserve chairman warns of ‘stagflation’ crisis similar to the 1970s

The former Federal Reserve chairman warned of a coming economic morass in the next decade.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Job Fair Offers Hope to Young Unemployed in Iraqi Province

In an Iraqi province where unemployment is about 40 percent, a lucky few hoped to find work Sunday at a university job fair attended by French firms alongside local companies. The three-day event is taking place at the University of Mosul in Iraq's war-ravaged second city, where reconstruction has been…

The Hindu

Left parties call for week-long nationwide protests against price rise, unemployment from May 25

The Left parties demand withdrawal of all cess/surcharges on petroleum products and roll back price hikes, particularly of cooking gas cylinders.

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The Hindu

Sonia Gandhi chairs meeting of AICC top brass on next phase of Jan Jagran Abhiyan

The mass agitation programme Jan Jagran Abhiyan is to highlight issues like inflation, recession, unemployment rate, and farm distress

ABC News

Want higher wages? Unemployment near 50-year lows makes now the time to try to get a pay rise

After spending years commuting three hours a day to work, Tarsh Soxsmith has taken advantage of the strong jobs market to get better pay and more flexible conditions, and you might be able to too.

Reason

Inflation Triggers Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases in California

The state’s unemployment rate is well above average, yet there’s a ballot initiative hoping to push the minimum wage to $18 an hour.

The Independent UK

Meat industry made ‘baseless’ claims of Covid shortages to press Trump to keep plants open, report says

Meatpacking plants were kept open by a Trump-era executive order asked for by executives

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles causes chaos at JD Sports as huge crowd of well-wishers surrounds him

Prince Charles was surrounded by well-wishers during a visit to meet young people who have been on the Kickstart scheme, which was set up during the pandemic to stave off mass youth unemployment

Tribune News Service

The IRS dropped its demand to upload selfies, so why is Florida still requiring them?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Taxpayers, lawmakers and digital privacy advocates rebelled earlier this year when the IRS announced plans to require taxpayers to upload selfies if they wanted online access to their tax records. The selfies were needed by an identity verification service, ID.me, to compare with applicants’ government-issued ID…

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Even with unemployment low, wages fall behind cost of living. Can politicians get you a pay rise?

For some time, federal politicians have argued that wages will grow when unemployment is lower. But a new report finds the evidence does not support that and the best way for politicians to get workers pay rises is to change the industrial relations system.

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