While a falling unemployment rate sounds like a good thing, it can actually be indicative of people leaving the labor force because they can't find a job.

LANSING, MI - In the past month, more than 350,000 Michigan workers were told they must pay back their unemployment benefits, mostly from the COVID-19 pandemic, with some getting bills for thousands ...

Cyprus recorded an unemployment rate of 5.1 per cent in August 2025, higher than the 5 per cent rate seen in July and up from 4.6 per cent in August 2024, according to figures published by Eurostat.

U-3 is the official unemployment rate and provides a baseline for understanding the labor market. U-6 offers a more complete picture, including part-time workers and those who have stopped looking for ...

The latest Stats SA figures show that the official unemployment rate was 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025. Statistician-General (SG) of South Africa and Head of Statistics South Africa Risenga ...

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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 227,000 jobs were added to the economy in the month of November, just above economist estimates of 220,000. This was a major rebound from October's report, ...

Policy think tank, Institute of Progressive Governance (IPG), has advised former President John Dramani Mahama to stop misinforming the general public that unemployment was better during his time as a ...

PRETORIA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - South Africa's unemployment rate fell in the three months after the formation of a coalition government that has boosted business confidence and led to hopes for more ...