Unemployment

WH report says economy accelerated under Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House report says the U.S. economy is growing faster than expected, even though the annual...
14:00 20 February 2022

US employers expected to have added 160,000 jobs in December

WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market appears to be entering 2020 on a solid footing.
7:38 10 January 2022

German jobless rate ticks up to 4.9% in December

BERLIN — Germany's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.9% in December as the labor market in Europe's biggest economy showed some signs of economic weakn...
9:33 3 January 2022

US firms keep hiring, easing worries of weakening economy

WASHINGTON — American businesses have complained for years that they can’t find the workers they need to fill available jobs. November’s robust hiring...
22:45 6 December 2021

How a central banker’s low-rate shift showed the way for Fed

RICHMOND, Virginia — In mid-2016, even with unemployment falling and the economy growing modestly, James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserv...
16:17 29 November 2021

Eurozone unemployment’s falls to lowest rate since July 2008

LONDON — Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwi...
10:50 29 November 2021