According to the World Bank, the global unemployment rate was 5% in 2023, an improvement from 4.9% in 2024. The unemployment rate only takes into consideration the labor force. The labor force ...

People receiving unemployment benefits fell by 22,209 to 402,004. With four decades of experience in journalism, Peter J. Brennan has built a career that spans diverse news topics and global coverage ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. and global economies.

Germany's export-driven economy was already struggling with weak global demand for ... Exports are expected to fall by 2.2% this year, following a 1.1% decline in 2024. Next year, exports are ...

Ireland’s unemployment ... “There was a fall of 5,700 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in April 2025 when compared with April 2024.” Overall, 4.0 per cent of men ...

Whanganui’s unemployment rate fell in the year to December 2024, bucking a rise in the national ... unemployment rate and filled jobs to fall at the same time because of people leaving the ...