The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

More Australians are out of work and wages growth is stagnant, new data shows. It’s good news for inflation, but the national mood may not stomach it for long.

Rising unemployment and falling job vacancies may be signalling a turning point in Australia's labour market, economists say.

The Finance Minister has unveiled a measured Budget as New Zealand is forecast to avoid recession - but low growth and peak unemployment expected to hang around.

Australia's unemployment rate rises to 3.7 per cent as thousands of jobs were lost last month, defying economists' expectations of further employment gains.

UBS economist says jobs report ‘weaker than expected’ and makes an RBA rate hike in June ‘unlikely’

France's jobless rate has been steady at 7.1 percent since the last quarter of 2022 – the lowest level since 1982. Youth unemployment stands at more than 5 percentage points below pre-pandemic levels. The new data could boost President Emmanuel Macron's economic credentials as he seeks to achieve full employment.…

There was a time when we were sure that interest rates wouldn’t change for three years. That illusion was cruelly dashed a year ago.

Australian wages are rising by closer to 4% than 3%. That’s how fast they should grow when inflation is less than 3%, not 7%

Defying sharp rate hikes, unemployment stays low and consumers resilient.