South Korea’s August jobless rate hits record low
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, while employed people increased for an 18th straight month, government data …
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Canada loses 39,700 jobs in August, jobless rate climbs to 5.4%
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy shed jobs for the third month in a row in August, losing a net 39,700 jobs, entirely in full-time work, …
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to three-month low
(Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to a three-month low, underscoring the robustness of the labor …
Japan’s jobless rate flat at 2.6% in July – govt
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate was steady at 2.6% in July, while the availability of jobs grew for the seventh straight month to a …
Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Charged with Bank Fraud, ID Theft for Allegedly Stealing Jobless Benefit Debit Cards from Her Mail Route
LOS ANGELES – A former United States Postal Service mail carrier was indicted today by a federal grand jury for her role in a …
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for second straight week
(Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second straight week, indicating further softening in the labor market …
Amid clouds on economic horizon, Spain’s jobless rate stays below 3 million mark
(Reuters) – Spain’s jobless number remained below three million for the second month running, falling to 12.48% in the April to June period of 2022 …
UK jobless rate holds at 3.8% as jobs boom continues
LONDON -Britain’s unemployment rate held at 3.8% in the three months to May and the number of people in work rose by the most since …
Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES – A former United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for scheming to steal more …
Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement today arrested six defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $2 million …
Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges
LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich by committing pandemic-related unemployment benefits fraud has agreed to …
Russia’s jobless rate falls to record low but economic hurdles mount
MOSCOW – Russia’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low in May but industrial output fell and consumer demand, measured by retail sales, waned after …
Brazil’s jobless rate drops to 10.5% in quarter through April
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s jobless rate fell to 10.5% in the three months through April, making it the lowest since early 2016, statistics agency IBGE …
Japan’s jobless rate falls to 2.5% in April – government
TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.5% in April, while the availability of jobs increased, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment …
Postal Service Mail Carrier Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Nearly $800,000 in Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities this morning arrested a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly …
Portugal’s first-quarter jobless rate drops to 5.9%
(Reuters) – Portugal’s unemployment rate in the first quarter fell to 5.9%, from 7.1% a year earlier, and from 6.3% in the preceding three months, …
Spain’s April jobless number slips, formal jobs at record high
MADRID – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell 2.77%in April to 3.02 million people, the lowest level since July 2019, as …
Japan jobless rate hits lowest in almost 2 years, economic outlook still shaky
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO -Japan’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 2.6% in March, hitting the lowest rate since April 2020, although the number of furloughed …
Brazil’s jobless rate hits six-year low for quarter through February
BRASILIA – Brazil’s jobless rate stood at 11.2% in the three months through February, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday, the lowest level for the …
Jobless Claims Fall To Lowest Level In Over 50 Years
Jobless Claims Fall To Lowest Level In Over 50 Years Harry Wilmerding on March 24, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims …
Jobless Claims Decrease By 15,000
Jobless Claims Decrease By 15,000 Harry Wilmerding on March 17, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 214,000 in the …
New Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up By 11,000
New Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up By 11,000 Harry Wilmerding on March 10, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased by …
New Jobless Claims Dip To 232,000
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 232,000 in the week ending Feb. 19, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The Labor …
Weekly Jobless Claims Increase To 248,000
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 248,000 in the week ending Feb. 12, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The Labor …
U.S. consumer prices post largest annual gain in 40 years; weekly jobless claims fall
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices rose solidly in January, leading to the biggest annual increase in inflation in 40 years, fueling financial …
Jobless Claims Drop For Third Straight Week
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 223,000 in the week ending Feb. 5, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The Labor …
Jobless Claims Drop Below Expectations
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 238,000 in the week ending Jan. 29, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The Labor …
Japan’s Dec jobless rate falls as monthly employment gain hits near 36-year high
TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on …
Jobless Indian youngsters accuse government of ‘playing with our lives’
By Krishna N. Das PATNA, India – Niranjan Kumar, the eldest son of a small farmer in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was one …
Jobless Claims Soar Past Economists’ Projections
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 286,000 in the week ending Jan. 15, as the labor market continues to recover …
Jobless Claims Increase To 230,000
The number of Americans who filed for new unemployment claims increased to 230,000 in the week ending Jan. 8 as rising COVID-19 cases continue to …
Jobless Claims Jump To 207,000, Higher Than Anticipated
Harry Wilmerding on January 6, 2022 The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 207,000 in the week ending Jan. 1 as …
Jobless Claims Remain Near 52-Year Low
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 198,000 in the week ending Dec. 25 as employers continue to fight to retain …
Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
LOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds …
Jobless Claims Rise From A 52-Year Low
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims totaled 206,000 in the week ending Dec. 11 as the tight labor market continues to recover, …
Jobless Claims Decrease To A 52-Year Low
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims totaled 184,000 in the week ending on Dec. 4 as employers fight to retain workers during …
Jobless Claims Increase As Employers Fight To Keep Workers
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims totaled 220,000 in the week ending on Nov. 27 as employers fight to retain workers heading …
Jobless Claims Drop By 71,000, Far Exceeding Experts’ Projections
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 199,000 in the week ending on Nov. 20, reaching its lowest level in over …
Jobless Claims Remain Relatively Unchanged Indicating A Tightening Labor Market
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims dropped to 268,000 in the week ending Nov. 13 indicating a tightening labor market as employers …
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To New Pandemic Low
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 267,000 in the week ending Nov. 6 as the labor market continues to improve, …
Jobless Claims Drop To 281,000 Holding Near Last Weeks Lower Levels
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 281,000 last week as employers compete for workers in a tight labor market where …
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To 290,000
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 290,000 last week as employers attempt to hold onto workers amid struggles with inflation, …
Weekly Jobless Claims Dip Below 300,000 For First Time Since March 2020
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 293,000 last week as companies are holding onto workers amind high demand for labor. The …
Jobless Claims Drop To 326,000
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 326,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and …
Jobless Claims Jump To 362,000, Unexpectedly Increase Again
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 362,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The …