Week ahead for FX, bonds: Fed rate decision in focus

Focus will return to economics and monetary policy in the week ahead, with a Federal Reserve meeting likely to be the ...
The Economist

National job stereotypes need updating

Long-standing stereotypes are melting away. Over time many countries have turned from high-unemployment basket cases into job ...

‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the US economy itself, watchdog warns

"The United States is deeply indebted, and its finances are on an unsustainable long-term trajectory," says the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

US applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to a still-low 200,000

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but U.S. layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labor market.

Why AI has not led to mass unemployment

Unemployment in the EU is at a historical low of around 6%, half the level of ten years ago. In the UK, it is even lower, at 5.1%, roughly the level of the booming early 2000s, and it is even lower ...

Just 198,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week, fewer than expected as layoffs remain low

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a ...
Yahoo

Texas Workforce Commission reports unemployment rates for East Texas cities

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAST TEXAS, Texas (KETK) — As Texas’ labor force reached record high numbers of over 15.9 million people in 2025, three East Texan ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

North Bay unemployment rates in November reveal higher rates than a year earlier

The California Employment Development Department on Friday released year-over-year unemployment figures for November, which showed higher rates across the six-county North Bay area. California ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Hiring was subdued last month, though unemployment rate slips to 4.4%

WASHINGTON — Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also been low. Employers added 50,000 jobs in ...
Majorca Daily Bulletin

Mallorca residents first when looking for a job to combat youth unemployment

We cannot allow the talent of our young people to be wasted in endless temporary contracts or, worse still, to be forced to leave their homeland because they cannot start a life project here.’ ...
Phys.org

AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data

Social media posts about unemployment can predict official jobless claims up to two weeks before government data is released, according to a study. Unemployment can be tough, and people often post ...
New York Post

Weekly new jobless claims dip but unemployment rate likely remains high

Americans filed fewer new claims for jobless benefits last week in a surprise dip, signaling layoffs remain low — but don’t pop the champagne yet. The unemployment rate likely remained stubbornly high ...