The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Australia’s economy is set to grow slower than it ever has outside of recession. This is bad news for our standard of living

The economic growth forecasts are truly dire and point to rising unemployment and falling wages growth

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

Peak unemployment bodies say raising jobseeker rate should take priority over lifting pension income test

‘Completely around the wrong way’ to allow pensioners to work more without losing pay while jobseeker remains unchanged, advocates say

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

Is It A Good Idea To Get A Mortgage In A Recession? Find Out Now

The home-buying market screamed its way into every publication you read and every dinner-table conversation you participated in for the past year. Not only did people pay the listed price for a home, they fought to outbid each other.

Benzinga · Aug 2, 2022

NITI Aayog has dismissed unemployment figures of CMIE, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that the NITI Aayog has dismissed the unemployment figures of CMIE as baseless. In fact, the unemployment rate in Haryana is only 8 percent and in the direction of reducing it, work is being done to hone the skills of…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

NITI Aayog has dimissed the Unemployment figures of CMIE, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that the NITI Aayog has dismissed the unemployment figures of CMIE as baseless. In fact, the unemployment rate in Haryana is only 8 percent and in the direction of reducing it, work is being done to hone the skills of…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

Who are the eight economists who decide when the US is in a recession?

The US Commerce Department on Thursday announced that the country’s gross domestic product had fallen for the second consecutive quarter, although President Joe Biden said the economic data overall “doesn’t sound like a recession”. In most countries, two successive quarters of GDP decline qualify as a recession – but not…

France 24 · Jul 31, 2022

South Africa is trapped again: what kind of leaders can set the country free

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki recently painted a gloomy picture of the country and its prospects. He said the governing African National Congress (ANC), led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not have a national plan to address the country’s many socio-economic problems. These include high and growing unemployment, inequality,…

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2022

Congress plans massive protest against price rise, unemployment

Congress has drawn up an elaborate plan for the protest on August 5

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Scammers still targeting Illinois state employment agency; officials say they’re better prepared now

An academic researcher says he finds Illinoisans’ stolen financial information for sale online, along with tutorials explaining how to commit fraud.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022

US jobless claims fall slightly, hold near eight-month high

Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance fell for the first time in four weeks but held near the highest level since November, indicating continued moderation in the labor market.

Tribune News Service · Jul 28, 2022