The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

A New Year's rise in unemployment has sparked debate about whether cracks are appearing in the labour market.

Jim Chalmers says there are ‘human consequences’ for slowing economy

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Succession of interest rate rises by the RBA trims jobs growth as unemployment jumps to its highest level since May 2022

Australia's unemployment rate increases over the summer break, lifting from 3.5 per cent to 3.7 per cent in January's figures.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 13,000 for the week ending February 4 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised at 183,000. The four-week moving average as of February 4 fell to 189,250 from an unrevised 191,750 as of the week ending January 28.

Australia's unemployment numbers show a rise in January, sending stocks higher, while ANZ now expects the cash rate to peak at 4.1pc by May. Here's how the trading day unfolded.

The election of the Hawke Labor government on March 5 1983 began an era of once-in-a-century economic reforms that opened the Australian economy to the world. It floated the dollar, eliminated controls on international capital flows, and dismantled the high tariffs that protected local manufacturers from imports. It refocused Australia’s…

The fact that unemployment has started to rise suggests more painful days lie ahead

Thousands of layoffs hit workers across the nation in the past few months. The news has created a sense of insecurity that triggered many across all industries to ask, "What if I'm next?"

The region's unemployment rate fell slightly in the most recently released figures, but is still the highest in the UK