The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

As someone who measures their self-worth through the lens of capitalism, my unemployment era was one of the most miserable times of my life. Having no academic or professional obligations, my routine orbited desolation with miscellaneous hobbies occupying the recurring gaps between “application submitted” to “application unsuccessful”. The withdrawal of…

On December 16 in Pennsylvania, Vice President JD Vance tried to spin rising unemployment as a sign of economic strength. But unknowingly, he walked straight into an argument that admits joblessness may be worse than the headline number suggests.

Gavin Newsom used images from a recent Vanity Fair article, which has caused chaos for Trump’s MAGA base

US unemployment is higher and more workers are on shorter hours as holiday spending shifts online, while luxury brands face falling sales and a slow recovery.

Unemployment reached 4.6%, a four-year high, amid 271,000 federal job losses and 909,000 trapped in part-time work. Black workers hit hardest at 8.3%.

November job growth was stronger than expected, but sharp losses in October and a rising unemployment rate are worrying market participants.

The November jobs report showed unemployment rose to a four-year-high.

Figures from the ONS showed the unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in the three months to October, up from 5% in the three months to September.

US unemployment unexpectedly rises to 4.6%, the highest in four years, as job growth slows and labour market pressures intensify in the latest US jobs report.