The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

Jobless rate to stay low despite looming economic woes

Workers are still in short supply and the labour market is unlikely to reveal signs of loosening as the effects of inflation work through the economy.

The New Daily · Apr 12, 2023

You just lost your job. What do you say to your kids?

“What you're not saying to your child is, ‘This is my fault, and ‘I did something wrong.’”

Fortune · Apr 12, 2023

Weekly unemployment insurance claims top 200,000 for first time in nine weeks

Following a change in seasonal adjustment calculations, the U.S. Department of Labor on April 6 revised its figure for new applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending March 25 (the week before the changes were announced) from 198,000 to 246,000—an increase of about 24%. The four-week moving…

Ballotpedia · Apr 11, 2023

March Nonfarm Payrolls Report: The U.S. Labor Market Remains Strong

What you need to know… On Friday the Labor Department reported March nonfarm payrolls, which showed that the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs, which was near the 238,000 expectation. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5% from 3.6%. The U.S. stock markets were closed on Friday in honor of the...

Barchart · Apr 7, 2023

Gap between US Black and white unemployment drops to record low

The gap between the Black and White unemployment rate — a closely watched benchmark of inequality in the labor market — shrank to its narrowest level on record in March as African Americans saw outsize gains in employment.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023

Jobs Report Shows Pace of Hiring Slowed in March: What the Experts Are Saying

The jobs report showed the lowest level of hiring in more than two years.

Kiplinger · Apr 7, 2023

US adds 236,000 jobs in March as unemployment rate remains little changed

The lower job numbers come as a hot labour market cools down amid increasing interest rates

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023

The job market is cooling as higher interest rates and a slowing economy take a toll

U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs in March as hiring slowed from the previous month. Unemployment dipped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in February.

WEKU · Apr 7, 2023

More than 3,000 West Lothian residents claiming unemployment benefit

While the level was nine per cent lower than in 2020 it was still higher than other parts of south-east Scotland

Daily Record · Apr 7, 2023

Are inflation pressures easing? Jobs report may offer clues

For more than a year, the Federal Reserve’s inflation fighters have been tightening their grip on the American economy with nine straight interest rate hikes

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023