The U.S. unemployment rate remained stable at around 4.3% in October according to a Chicago Federal Reserve bank economic model that uses private data to estimate the jobless rate even in the absence of government statistics that have been unavailable since the start of an ongoing federal shutdown.

Ever since the Great Depression, most economists have claimed that the key to increasing economic growth is to lower unemployment. However, increasing the

Economists warn that cracks have started to emerge in the U.S. labor market – including among the country's Black workforce. The unemployment rate for Black Americans hit 7.5% in July, up from 6.1% a year ago and 7.2% the month prior, according to the ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased last week, economists estimated on Thursday, and more people were collecting unemployment checks in early October amid easing labor market conditions.

National unemployment was 8.3% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, remaining the same as last month. Due to the government shutdown, there is no percentage officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for today.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – New numbers show Nevada’s unemployment rate is among the highest in the nation. Economists told 8 News Now that it’s not just bad luck, but rather the lingering aftershock of a city built on tourism, which is still adjusting to a ...

Recent studies in labour market dynamics have underscored the multifaceted nature of unemployment, where macroeconomic shocks, policy shifts and structural changes converge to influence both job creation and worker displacement. Contemporary research ...

Holy macro! The coming week sets up to be among the busiest in memory for economic news, with such key events as the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, release of the monthly jobs data, and the Aug. 1 tariff deadlines. Plus, there will be estimates for ...

The justices considered a routine case on unemployment benefits in characteristic style, peppering the lawyers with questions and dropping hints about their views. By Adam Liptak Americans’ economic pessimism. By Bryce Covert Two years after the federal ...