The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

I'm here to argue that AI is not going to cause a rise in unemployment. I think it's actually increased employment in the ...

NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.2%; EST. 6.1%" - BBG ...

A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits pulled back by more ...

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that the labor market remains strong.

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to low ...

The unemployment rate for the EU as a whole was 5.9% in December 2024, up from 5.8% in November 2024 and down from 6.0% in ...

Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed that unemployment among 16-to 24-year-olds fell to 15.7% in December. A marginal decline was also observed in the 25-to-29-year-old demographic ...

Mortgage rates rose above 7% for the first time since mid-2024, an early setback for a housing market that is coming off two consecutive years of poor sales. The average rate on the standard 30 ...

Australia’s unemployment rate rose slightly in December but still remains under the RBA’s forecasted figure, putting in doubt a rate cut for the first time in 17 months. Australia’s official ...

The unemployment rate ticked up, as expected, to 4 per cent. Bond markets are largely ignoring December’s robust jobs report. Bloomberg Most economists still, however, favour the first rate cut ...