The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 1,000 for the week ending February 11 to a seasonally adjusted 194,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 196,000 to 195,000. The four-week moving average as of February 11 rose to 189,500 from a revised 189,000 as of the week…

When people fear for their jobs and the financial safety net is inadequate, is it any wonder they are having smaller families?

Are we in a recession? It seems like a straightforward question, but the data tells conflicting stories.

JPMorgan examines how severance packages impact jobless claims data.

More than 15 million Colombians suffer moderate or severe food insecurity, equivalent to almost a third of the population, due to poverty, unemployment and the Andean country's long-running conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

As Americans' credit card balances soared at the end of 2022, delinquencies started to creep up as well.

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

Watch: The bodies of two men have been discovered in separate vehicles in a caravan park in Tweed Hills. A 54-year-old bus driver faces court in Sydney

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.