The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

For the first time since before the pandemic, metro Chicago posted jobless rates below 4% across three consecutive months.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 13,000 for the week ending September 2 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 229,000. The four-week moving average as of September 2 fell 8,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 229,250.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months, another sign that the labor market remains largely unaffected by higher interest rates

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped Thursday after initial unemployment claims. Apple stock dived on an expanded China ban.

The California State Assembly advanced a bill in late August that proposed allowing striking workers to claim unemployment insurance benefits after striking for two weeks. The deadline for introducing new legislation had passed, so legislators rewrote Senate Bill 799, which previously related to corrections and criminal rehabilitation, to propose expanding…

Positive inflation and labor data has prompted Goldman Sachs' chief economist to rethink the probability of a recession in the next 12 months.

Controversial New York Republican denies embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances

In the interview, Prime Minister Modi said his government’s decision to host G-20 events across the country is an investment in capacity-building among people, cities and institutions.

Research into the Saturday 5k events reveals the over-50s run faster in recessions