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Social welfare officers joining garda checkpoints and checking for five different offences

The presence of Social Welfare officers is to detect people working while also claiming unemployment payments

Irish Mirror

TV Newsance 176: The data on job debates Studio Veers don't want you to see

The political twists and turns in Maharashtra dominated the news this week. Republic reporters chased after news, literally, while big boss Arnab Goswami had some advice on Hindutva for Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray. As allegations of horse-trading, ED raids and even kidnapping flew thick and fast, anchors at Aaj…

Newslaundry

Should we raise unemployment to fight inflation? No, we need to protect jobs no matter what

If economic history teaches us anything, it's that when times get tough, working men and women get targets painted on their back.

Los Angeles Times

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Learning Disability Week: ‘Segregated’ schools leading to unemployment gap

The significant unemployment gap for people with learning disabilities is being driven by social exclusion, segregated educational settings and a lack of support, experts have warned.

Evening Standard

Protest against price rise, unemployment, corruption

People, under the aegis of SUCI(C), take out a protest march in Dharwad

The Hindu

US jobless claims were little changed near a five-month high

Applications for unemployment insurance in the U.S. last week plateaued near a five-month high, suggesting tightness in the labor market may be starting to ease.

Tribune News Service

Record numbers of Chinese graduates enter worst job market in decades

Jenny Bai was among 10 high-performing computer science students from different Chinese universities selected by a Beijing-based internet firm for a job upon graduation, following four rounds of arduous interviews.

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Sub-four pct jobless rate may not last

There is a growing feeling the sub-four per cent unemployment rate may prove short-lived as economic activity slows.

AAP

Yes, a recession looks inevitable. But it may not be that bad. Here’s why

WASHINGTON — Whether it’s President Joe Biden insisting a recession is avoidable or his critics arguing that the wolf is at the door, both sides are acting as though the nation faces an unprecedented catastrophe.

Los Angeles Times

Tunisia Urges IMF to Consider Social Impact of Reforms

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to take into account the social impact of any economic reforms it may demand as part of a bailout package. The North African country has been in preliminary discussions with the global lender for a new loan to save…

Asharq Al-Awsat

California has recovered more than $1 billion in fraudulently paid unemployment claims

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has recovered $1.1 billion in fraudulent payments from federal COVID relief programs, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Is The US On The Brink Of A Recession?

Nearly 70% of academic economists recently surveyed by the Financial Times in partnership with the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business expect the US economy to fall into a recession in 2023.

Benzinga

Iowa governor signs law to reduce duration of unemployment insurance benefits

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed HF 2355 on June 16, reducing the maximum length of unemployment insurance payments from 26 weeks to 16 weeks starting July 3. The law also re-defines suitable work and will require claimants to accept jobs that pay less than their previous jobs after their…

Ballotpedia

The RBA's pre-COVID failure to cut interest rates faster may have cost as much as 270,000 jobs

The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to be put under the microscope in the first major review of its performance in at least 30 years, and perhaps forever.

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The Hindu

PM Modi forced youth to walk on ‘Agnipath’ of unemployment: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader said 16 crore jobs were to be given in eight years, but the youth only got knowledge on ‘frying pakoras’

ABC News

Federal government looks to fix, rather than dump, controversial changes to unemployment benefits

Employment Minister Tony Burke says it is "too late" to scrap controversial changes to unemployment benefits due to be introduced next month, so the government will look to alter the scheme instead.

The Times of India

Thiruvananthapuram: CPM central committee backs call for Agnipath withdrawal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM central committee that met online on Saturday resolved to render all-out support to the call for the withdrawal of the Agnipath scheme announced by the Union government. The central committee meeting concluded that the BJP government’s move to entice the youth by projecting Agnipath as a panacea…

The Times of India

Agony path? Army big employer in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: The central government’s much-touted Agnipath scheme, through which soldiers are to be selected for a short term of four years, has created unrest among the youngsters of Haryana who were already facing the severe employment crunch. As per CMIE data for May 2022, Haryana is the worst off with…

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Agnipath: Siddaramaiah asks PM if soldiers will be committed if they are insecure about job

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah urges Modi government to drop the new military recruitment scheme

The Hindu

Waiting for jobs: On Centre’s plan to recruit 10 lakh personnel in 18 months

The Centre’s decision to recruit personnel to fill vacancies is a nod to the festering unemployment issue

The Hindu

Unemployment rate dips in first quarter of 2022: Survey

Periodic Labour Force Survey reports the unemployment rate for urban areas decreased to 8.2% in Jan.-March 2022 from 8.7% in the previous quarter

Al Jazeera

S African minister suggests foreigners are to blame for no jobs

High unemployment rate in South Africa has led to locals often blaming foreigners for taking jobs ‘meant’ for them.

Tribune News Service

US jobless claims edge lower, reflecting tight labor market

Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance were little changed last week, suggesting the labor market remains exceptionally tight.

The Conversation

An extra 60,600 Australians found work in May. Here's why wages aren't moving much

The rate of unemployment remained steady at 3.9% between April and May.

ABC News

Unemployment remains at 3.9 per cent, as labour market keeps strengthening

Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment remaining at 3.9 per cent last month and underemployment falling to a 14-year low.

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