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Saudi Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.7% in Q2 of 2022

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said Thursday that the Saudi unemployment rate has decreased to 9.7% in the second quarter, compared to 10.1% in the first quarter of 2022. According to GASTAT’s Labor Market Publication for the second quarter of 2022, the total unemployment rate (for Saudis and non-Saudis)…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Treasurer Jim Chalmers flags new budget strategy, but tax cap 'plucked from the air' can stay for now

The Albanese government's first federal budget will include a significant rewriting of official budget guidelines and will also see forecasts for unemployment revised as a "consequence" of a deteriorating global outlook, the treasurer has flagged.

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'Decarbonisation is too expensive' – how to sell climate change action to bean counters

The three most prevalent myths about tackling climate change allege that transitioning to renewable energy jacks up household bills, requires massive amounts of government subsidy and creates mass unemployment. These concerns are all (thankfully) false.

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Caravan pressures Gov. Newsom to extend unemployment benefits to undocumented Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With hundreds of bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto or approval, dozens of undocumented immigrant workers and allies are crossing the state in a two-day vehicle caravan to pressure him to sign legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to all Californians regardless of immigration status.

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Unemployment data shows Kentucky has recovered jobs lost in the pandemic

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Tunisian Official Arrested over Street Vendor’s Suicide that Sparked Protests

Tunisian security authorities arrested on Monday the mayor of Mornag, a town south of Tunisia, after the suicide of an unlicensed street vendor whose scale was seized by municipal police. The vendor, Mohamed Amine Dridi, 25, hanged himself on Saturday, two days after municipal police prevented him from selling fruits…

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Michael Hiltzik: Painful signs emerge that Fed is moving too far, too fast with aggressive rate increases

We have a term for the intentional infliction of pain on others: cruelty. So what are we to make of the Federal Reserve Board?

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An inflation primer: No painless escape route is apparent

Hard times make for bad thinking.

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Boston Fed's Collins says 'higher unemployment' needed

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said says that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest

The Independent UK

UK on 'highway to hell' after 'most unjust' budget in decades says Labour's Jon Ashworth

Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth told the Mirror the Government was “writing off” hundreds of thousands of jobless older people - and pledged to help them find employment

Daily Mirror

Bandi creating venomous atmosphere in Telangana: Bhatti

‘State BJP chief did not have answers for rising fuel prices, unemployment’

The Hindu

More alarming numbers about the huge scale of pandemic fraud

A new estimate says $45.6 billion in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were filed between March 2020 and April 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kavitha asks BJP to check inflation, unemployment

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Why You Should Care About The Latest Interest Rate Hike: From Mortgages To Personal Loans, Credit Cards And The Job Market

Wednesday marked the last day of summer as well as the confirmation of a new hike to the federal funds rate of 0.75%.

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The Hindu

U.P. government has no plans to give unemployment allowance: Employment Minister

The Minister was replying to a question raised by BSP leader Umashankar Singh in the legislative assembly

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Jonathan Levin: Fed splits the difference on labor market pain

The Federal Reserve is inching toward acknowledging how painful its inflation fight is likely to be, but it’s still a lot closer to the optimists than the pessimists.

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The Fed says this is going to hurt, but it matters who feels the pain

Higher unemployment could be on the way, the central bank suggests.

Tribune News Service

US jobless claims rise slightly, still near lowest since May

Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance ticked up from an almost four-month low, suggesting demand for workers remains healthy despite an increasingly uncertain economic outlook.

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The Independent UK

Powell's stark message: Inflation fight may cause recession

The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession

France 24

Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite recession risk

Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaled more large rate hikes to come — an aggressive pace that will heighten the risk of an eventual recession.

Newsroom.co.nz

Govt's income insurance plans prove polarising

Businesses and unions are at odds over the merits of a social unemployment scheme.

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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 213,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 5,000 for the week ending September 10 to a seasonally adjusted 213,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 222,000 to 218,000. The four-week moving average as of September 10 fell to 224,000 from a revised 232,000 as of the week…

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Commentary: Beware: A quirk in state law could mean that California taxes federal student debt relief

Back in 2018, I was unemployed for eight months. Come April of 2019, I learned that while California doesn’t tax unemployment checks, the federal government does.

Bangkok Post

Brighter employment figures proof of recovery, claims govt

Thailand's economy shows sign of recovery, following a dip in unemployment to its lowest level since the start of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Hindu

Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry

Q1 surge in private consumption not just a function of pent-up demand but also rising employment levels, it says

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