The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Scotland’s employment rate falls

85,000 people aged 16 and over in Scotland were unemployed between February and April

Insider UK · Jun 13, 2023

UK short-term borrowing costs surge above Truss-era highs; US inflation falls to 4% – as it happened

UK interest rates expected to hit 5.5% by December after regular pay grows by a record, sending two-year bond yields soaring

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

North East unemployment falls to record low, new figures show

Unemployment in the North East is lower than the national average for the first time since the figures began

Chronicle Live · Jun 13, 2023

Inflation, unemployment, interest rate hikes: is it any wonder Australia’s misery index is rising?

Alleviate supermarket blues by performing a funky dance in the canned veg section

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

Dollar Slides as T-note Yields Fall on U.S. Jobless Claims Jump

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday tumbled to a 2-week low and finished down by -0.72%. The dollar retreated Thursday after U.S. weekly initial unemployment claims jumped to a 19-month high and knocked T-note yields lower. Also, expectations for the Fed to pause its rate hike campaign at next...

Barchart · Jun 8, 2023

US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of the U.S. economy

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

West Lothian unemployment figures being kept down by new businesses

New start businesses are worth £16m to local economy councillors hear as 308 firms launch in last year alone.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 6, 2023

Crude Inventories, Unemployment Claims and Other Key Things to Watch This Week

Markets breathed a sigh of relief last week as it appears the debt ceiling drama has come to an end (at least for now). Even with that behind us, there are still plenty of things to watch in the upcoming weeks

Barchart · Jun 4, 2023

Why is inflation still so bad? Extreme-low unemployment rates in these states are a major factor

Historically low joblessness is one reason inflation is still a thorny problem.

Fortune · Jun 4, 2023

Global employment gap grows as poor countries struggle to recover like rich ones

A report from the UN's International Labour Organisation predicts that global unemployment will finally fall below pre-pandemic levels in 2023 – but only in high-income countries, which have recovered faster from Covid and other crises.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 4, 2023