Layoffs are rising as economic growth slows. Are these temporary blips, or might a recession be in store over the second half ...

The latest unemployment numbers from Statistics Canada should seize every working Canadian with trepidation. In May, our national jobless rate climbed to a sobering seven per cent. That is not just a ...

The unemployment rate represents the share of the labor force that is jobless yet available and actively searching for work. The BLS reported an unemployment rate for May 2025 of 4.2%.

US stocks close higher, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq shy of record highs. Rate cut bets rise as well as hope for extended tariff ...

A new study defines a quarter of working age Americans as ‘functionally unemployed,’ despite the government’s figure of 4.2 percent.

Capitec’s CEO argues that SA’s jobless rate is as low as 10% and not 32,9% as stated by StatsSA — he’s right, and the numbers are equally as wrong regarding poverty and inequality.

Switzerland’s central bank announced on Thursday it was cutting its interest rate from 0.25 to 0 percent. What impact will ...

Nebraska's unemployment rate remains at 3%, showing a pattern that returns the rate to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels.

Most yields were lower by two to three basis points, off session lows, following the release of mixed retail sales data for May. The two-year rate, most sensitive to Fed policy shifts, fell less than ...

Norway's central bank surprised nearly everybody when it announced its first interest rate cut in five years. How will the ...