The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes over the past year may taking hold in what’s been a resilient job market

New data shows Chinese economic growth slowing, with property investment in steep decline and youth unemployment at a record high. Also, the US Federal Reserve confirms its "hawkish pause" policy, keeping interest rates steady for now but planning for more hikes. Finally, economists name an unlikely culprit for persistent Swedish…

Thorpe tells Senate she had reported experiences to former Coalition government

China’s factory and consumer activity weakened further in May and surging unemployment among young people in cities broke the previous month’s record as an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls slowed

Employers expand workforces even as growth slows, surprising economists

The jobless rate has fallen back to 3.6 per cent after 76,000 jobs were added to the economy.

Australia is looking at hundreds of thousands more jobless as the economy slows down dramatically. That will have real costs for the federal government.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have made major mistakes in their battle with inflation.

The RBA and whoever happens to be in government right now want unemployment up above 4 per cent to 4.25 or 4.5 per cent.

A post by Prof. Howard Friedman (Religion Clause), which he kindly allowed me to pass along: Yesterday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided four separate appeals from decisions of Unemployment Law Judges who denied unemployment benefits because an applicant refused on religious grounds to comply with an employer's Covid vaccine…

on the grounds that the firing was for "misconduct" (such as violation of a social media policy)?