The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen

Investors are pricing in two to four cuts by the end of the year.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +0.44%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +0.30% this morning as sentiment got a boost after China said it is assessing the possibility of trade talks with the U.S., with the focus now shifting to the key U.S. payrolls…

The unemployment rate is forecast to remain at a low 4.2%

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest U.S. gross domestic product data on April 30. In the first three months of 2025, it said, GDP contracted by 0.3%. The GDP growth rate captures the pace at which the total value of goods and services grows or shrinks. Together with…

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -0.30% this morning as investors cautiously await a barrage of U.S. economic data, including the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the first estimate of first-quarter GDP, as well as earnings reports from “Magnificent Seven” companies Microsoft and Meta.

In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking workers unemployment payments

Although Spain’s unemployment rate rose to its highest level in a year in the first quarter of the year, workplace productivity and economic growth remains robust.

The employment rate in the EU reached its highest level at the end of 2024, while the unemployment rate recently also came to a record low. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the labour market across Europe.