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Unemployment plunges to 3.5 per cent, with nearly 90,000 jobs added in June

Australia's official unemployment rate drops to 3.5 per cent, with an estimated 88,400 jobs added to the economy last month.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

Man, 20s, arrested after PUP fraud amounting to €49,500 as gardai seize laptops, phones, cash and car

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), conducted the search as part of an ongoing investigation into the fraudulent claiming of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and the laundering of the proceeds of international Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds

Irish Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Unemployment rate hit 48-year low in June

Economists are using words like "stunning" and "staggering" after Australia's unemployment rate fell to 3.5 per cent in June, the lowest rate since August 1974.

AAP · Jul 13, 2022

Morocco’s Household Confidence Index Hits All-Time Low

Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP) carried out the Permanent Household Status Survey that revealed the household confidence index for Q2 2022 continued its downward trend, hitting an all-time low. The household confidence index (ICM), which includes components related to the households’ perception of the standards of living status, unemployment,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 9, 2022

June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in June, signaling the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve tries to weaken it to tame inflation. The July 8, 2022, jobs report also showed the unemployment rate remained at a 70-year low of 3.6%.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022

EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the June jobs report

Inflation is raging

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

US adds 372,000 jobs in June as growth exceeds expectations

US unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, labor department said, as jobs report indicated resilience

The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2022

Violent carjackings increase amid poverty and unemployment in Iran

Using guns, tasers or machetes, carjackers in Iran are using more and more brazen strategies to threaten drivers and steal their vehicles or valuables. With poverty and unemployment on the rise, the crime is fueled by desperation, as shown in the shocking videos taken on highways and streets around Iran.

France 24 · Jul 8, 2022

US job gains top estimates; jobless rate holds at 3.6%

U.S. employers added more jobs in June than forecast and the unemployment rate held near a five-decade low, suggesting hiring needs are so far eclipsing concerns about the economic outlook.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Hiring slipped only slightly in June, with no sign of a looming recession

U.S. employers added 372,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Despite slightly slower job growth, the labor market remains an economic bright spot.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022