The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s 2022 presidential election. The close results have been queried, raising the risk of a prolonged political transition. But, if cleared, Ruto is set to inherit an economy that’s not in great shape. For example, unemployment is running high, a fact that…

The latest figures out today show a 0.1 percent rise in unemployment over the last three months - but it's a sign of things to come

'Without intervention, we can expect a difficult economic situation,' North East LEP CEO Helen Golightly warns

'Without intervention, we can expect a difficult economic situation for local communities and businesses,' the North East LEP says

But despite the positive trend, estimated wage growth has fallen behind the rest of the UK

Analysis: While chancellor says unemployment has rarely been lower, Bank of England predicts recession will push up jobless rate

THE unemployment rate in Scotland has dropped by 1.1 percentage points across the past year, figures have shown. 

Experts believe that pay is down by 4.1 percent in real terms

Earnings in real terms have fallen by a record 3% as workers continue to be squeezed by soaring prices, official figures showed today.

Unfathomably, Australia’s unemployment rate has sunk to 3.5%. Even harder to believe is that it will soon sink lower – perhaps even this week, when the update is released on Thursday – and after that, if the ANZ’s forecasts are correct, dip below the next threshold to two-point-something for the…

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 6,000 for the week ending July 30 to a seasonally adjusted 260,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 256,000 to 254,000. The four-week moving average as of July 30 rose to 254,750 from a revised 248,750 as of the week…