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Afternoon Update: Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister; unemployment rate jumps; and taking a Tesla for a swim

Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of himself abusing bound activists captured while trying to sail an aid flotilla to Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.5% with markets slashing chance of more interest rate hikes

Surprise rise in jobless rate will give Reserve Bank more reason to delay another interest rate hike at June meeting

The Guardian - AU

FED:Surprise unemployment jump 'comfort' for Reserve Bank

About 18,600 fewer Australians were employed in April, which should ease the Reserve Bank's concerns the economy is above capacity and driving up inflation.

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FED:Surprise unemployment jump eases interest rate fears

The Australian labour market has shown signs of softening as tens of thousands of people register as unemployed, boosting hopes of a Reserve Bank rate hold.

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Our children will be worse off than we are, say two-thirds of British adults

Exclusive: New polling shows little faith in any political party to tackle rising unemployment

The Independent UK

Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war jobs hit

Experts said the gloomy ONS figures showed the beginning of a hit to jobs from the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict.

Evening Standard

UK unemployment rate rises as pressures from Iran war hits job market

THE UK unemployment rate has risen in the three months to March as the pressure stemming from the Iran war begins to show in economic reports

The National (Scotland)

No feelgood factor for Reeves as Iran war snuffs out economic upturn

Rise in unemployment and weak pay growth underline how tough this year will be for UK households

The Guardian - UK

Majority of UK fears AI will cause widespread unemployment and civil unrest

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The Independent UK

UK wage growth slows and unemployment rate rises as companies react to Iran war – as it happened

Jobless rate unexpectedly rises to 5% and employment falls by 100,000, biggest drop in six years; economists say June interest rate hike looks less likely

The Guardian - UK

UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war

Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costs

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International Business Times

The Job Market Is Stable But Workers Say It Feels Frozen: Report

A new analysis looking at various aspects of the economy shows a labor market that looks stable on paper but feels punishing for many job seekers as unemployment remains relatively low.

The Conversation

Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?

Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic reform.

Fortune

Gen Z calls degrees 'useless'—but 20 years of data tells a different story: graduates are still the least likely to be unemployed

Graduates are drowning in debt and stuck in underpaid jobs—but the data shows they're still the least likely to be unemployed of anyone right now.

The Guardian - UK

‘It makes me feel quite dehumanised’: young at London career fair lay bare barriers to jobs

UK capital is perceived as work hub – but as youth unemployment soars, many feel exiled from job market

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Axios

How Jerome Powell navigated pandemic, inflation and Trump

The outgoing Federal Reserve chair guided the U.S. economy through extreme tumult.

The Economic Times

Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs.

The Economic Times

India’s unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in April; rural joblessness rises to 4.6%

India's job market shows stability. The overall unemployment rate was 5.2% in April 2026. Rural joblessness increased slightly. Urban unemployment saw a small decrease. Labour force participation declined for both men and women. Worker population ratio also moderated. These trends indicate minor shifts in employment conditions across the country.

The Economic Times

US weekly jobless claims increase moderately, labor market remains stable

Initial jobless claims rose moderately to 211,000 last week, indicating a stable labor market despite rising inflation driven by energy prices. While producer prices saw their largest increase in four years, nonfarm payrolls continued to show strong gains, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%.

International Business Times

U.S. College Graduates Are Entering a 'Low-Hire' Economy With Fewer Openings, Report Details

The national unemployment rate sits near 4.2%, but a new report describes a labor market that looks healthy from the outside but feels broken to many people trying to enter or reenter it.

The Independent UK

The gap between America’s wealthiest and everyday citizens is the biggest it has been in generations

The U.S. economy is increasingly bifurcating, with high gas prices and employment issues hitting lower-income households, while the richest Americans enjoy tax cuts and a soaring stock market

The Times of India

Afghanistan’s ‘one-kidney village’ where residents sold organs to survive

On the outskirts of Herat in western Afghanistan, one settlement drew international attention in 2022 after reports emerged that many residents had sold a kidney to survive deepening poverty and hunger. The area became widely known as the “one-kidney village,” a grim reflection of the humanitarian crisis that followed Afghanistan’s…

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