Qld unemployment rate lowest on record The Sunshine State has registered its lowest unemployment rate since recording began in 1978. AAP · Sep 15, 2022
Australia’s unemployment rate rises slightly from 3.4% to 3.5% as more people seek work Labour market figure will be watched by economists as a guide to Reserve Bank’s decision on whether to further raise interest rates The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2022
Unemployment rises for the first time in 10 months despite continuing jobs boom Australia's unemployment rate rises for the first time in 10 months, despite more than 30,000 jobs being added in August. ABC News · Sep 15, 2022
Australian jobless rate lifts to 3.5pct The jobless rate grew to 3.5 per cent in August, lifting from the record low 3.4 per cent figure in July. AAP · Sep 14, 2022
American billionaires ‘lose $93bn in a day’ as new inflation figures hit markets hard “Unemployment is low. Jobs are up. Manufacturing is good. I think we’re going to be fine,” said President Joe Biden The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022
Biden insists US economy ‘going to be fine’ after stock market plummets amid reports of continued inflation Unemployment remains low, the president said The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022
How do we make workplaces work for autistic people? The unemployment rate in Australia for autistic people is 34.1%, according to the most recent data. This is more than three times the rate for people with disability (10.3%) and almost eight times the rate of people without disability (4.6%). The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022
Unemployment in Wales lowest since 1974 but economic inactivity on the rise The unemployment rate in Wales is lower than the UK as a whole but the reverse for economic inactivity Birmingham Post · Sep 13, 2022
Scotland's unemployment drops to record low, figures show UNEMPLOYMENT in Scotland has fallen to a record low, according to latest figures. The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2022
Unemployment drops to record low in Scotland Latest official statistics show rate falling below the UK average between May and July Insider UK · Sep 13, 2022
UK unemployment is lowest since 1974 but workers face pay squeeze Winter likely to be among the toughest in living memory as inflation fuels cost of living crisis The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
Number of people in UK with long-term sickness rose to record 2.5m in July Almost 400,000 have exited jobs market with long-term health problems since early 2020, ONS says The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
Markets rattled and pound slides after US inflation higher than hoped in August – as it happened Investors brace for further interest rate rises, as US CPI rose 8.3% in the year to August, dashing hopes of a larger fall, and food inflation is highest since 1979 The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
FTSE 100 Live: Unemployment rate lowest since 1974, pay squeeze continues The UK’s unemployment rate is its lowest since 1974 after official figures today showed a surprise drop to 3.6% in the three months to July. Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2022
Chronicle Live · Sep 13, 2022 North East unemployment falls below 5% for first time in more than a year The region still has the highest levels of joblessness in the UK but levels have fallen significantly in the most recent figures
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 'Chasm' between weak consumers and booming businesses widens. How and when will it close? Australian households are feeling "deeply pessimistic", but they are still spending money and business confidence keeps booming.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 Unemployment falls to lowest point in 48 years but pay lags behind inflation amid cost of living crisis Jobless rate at lowest point since 1974, but hours worked and salaries both slump
Ballotpedia · Sep 12, 2022 Wisconsin announces participation in Integrity Data Hub The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced August 8, 2022, that the state was participating in the Integrity Data Hub (IDH). The IDH is a platform of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) that “brings state workforce agencies together in collective action to compare and analyze [unemployment…
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2022 Job creation in South Africa: the president’s advisors discuss what it will take At the end of 2021, South Africa recorded its highest unemployment rate since the dawn of democracy, at 35.3%. The figure has marginally dropped but there is still concern about how the country will tackle this issue. Dori Posel spoke to Trudi Makhaya, economic advisor to South Africa’s President Cyril…
AAP · Sep 10, 2022 New figures to reveal jobs market strength Fresh labour force data will be closely watched to see if unemployment remains at near-record lows.
The Times of India · Sep 10, 2022 SAD asks Himachal Pradesh youths to be cautious of claims made by AAP CHANDIGARH: Asking the young voters of Himachal Pradesh to be sceptic of the Aam Aadmi Party’s election promise of Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance and 6 lakh government jobs, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has asked Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann if the youth in his state had received any…
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Powell: Higher rates won't likely cause deep US recession The last time the Federal Reserve faced inflation as high as it is now, in the early 1980s, it jacked up interest rates to double-digit levels — and in the process caused a deep recession and sharply higher unemployment
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains continues to remain strong despite decades high inflation
Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022 Stuart Rothenberg: Learning from the 1998 and 2002 midterms The 1998 and 2002 elections remain the only times since 1932 that the president’s party has gained House seats in a midterm. Do those elections tell us anything about this year’s election?
The Times of India · Sep 7, 2022 ‘Brother’ MK Stalin hands over tiranga to Rahul Gandhi for yatra KANYAKUMARI: Launching the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ here on Wednesday, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said “the country is headed towards disaster”, claiming it faces its worst ever financial crisis, coupled with the highest ever level of unemployment and price rise. At a public meeting, Rahul said the national flag — which embodies…