There are multiple unemployment rates. The official one is typically low compared to some of the others that include broader measures of unemployed people.

Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, ...

With 1.95 million workers continuing on the unemployment rolls, the total is at the highest since the covid panic. If we ...

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, boosted by hiring in state government and health case, while the unemployment rate ...

The U.S. labor market likely slowed further in June, with the unemployment rate expected to have edged up to more than a 3-1/2-year high of 4.3%, as economic uncertainty stemming from the Trump ...

Recent college graduates face rising unemployment as the labor market deteriorates, with tech slowdowns and AI displacement contributing to a 5.8% jobless rate for those aged 22-27.

While filings remain at historic lows, the uptick in unemployment claims from last week could point to a slowing labor market ahead of jobs report.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday. Before the report’s release, economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimated 125,000 jobs were added last month.

An objective method is developed for providing fast initial estimates and corresponding uncertainty of large macroeconomic indicators, including the aggregate gross domestic product (GDP). Furthermore ...

Economists have a poor track record of predicting the future. And Silicon Valley repeatedly cycles through hope and disappointment over the next big technology. So a healthy skepticism toward any ...

Massachusetts and Connecticut experienced the highest unemployment percentage increase, both up 0.3 percentage points to 4.6 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively. However, New Jersey, Delaware, ...