Covid restrictions and bleak job prospects fueled discontent among China’s youth with frustrations bubbling over in nationwide protests. China is loosening its Covid rules, but unemployment among its young people is still near record highs. nyti.ms
@WSJ3 years ago
New applications for unemployment benefits fell to 215,000 and remained near historically-low levels as the labor market stays tight following a decline in Covid-19 cases on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK unemployment drops as firms hire staff amid Covid rebound theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK unemployment drops as businesses hire amid Covid easing theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK unemployment falls for first time in Covid-19 pandemic theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Senate Democrats agreed to cut weekly unemployment payouts to $300 from $400, but extend the benefits to September as a final Covid-19 aid bill gets hammered out on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld4 years ago
Tunisia youths warned over riots, sparked by unemployment and an economic crisis, amid Covid curfew bbc.in
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Youth unemployment across Europe jumped during the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke with young workers across the eurozone facing fresh adversity as jobs disappear, competition increases and government support efforts end. @GenevaAbdul, @LizAldermanNYTnyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The South offers a stark example of what happens to an economy when coronavirus measures are less stringent: Unemployment rates are the lowest in the nation but the region has seen a bigger rise in virus infections and deaths on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Rishi Sunak warns Covid jobs plan will not stem UK's rising unemployment theguardian.com
@guardian5 years ago
US unemployment fell to 8.4% last month as Covid-19 slows recovery theguardian.com
@BBCWorld5 years ago
Joe Biden has made his first major speech as the Democratic presidential nominee @BBCRealityCheck looks at his claims about his time in office, unemployment and the US's handling of the coronavirus pandemic bbc.in
@WSJ3 years ago
Even early in the Covid-19 pandemic, when unemployment was at a record 14.7%, consumers were more optimistic than they have been in 2022 on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
The U.S. added 210,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. Slower hiring clouds a recovery that also faces new Covid uncertainties. on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld4 years ago
What do we know about global youth unemployment due to Covid? bbc.in
@WSJ4 years ago
Fear of Covid-19, lack of child care and extended unemployment benefits are keeping some Americans out of work. The result: an abundance of job openings. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
New Covid-19 unemployment benefits will keep stimulus flowing through summer, but some economists say extending extra jobless benefits is a disincentive for some people to return to work on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK unemployment rises to 5.1% as Covid lockdown freezes economy theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
What to know about unemployment benefits in the Covid-19 aid package on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
From @WSJopinion: Voters credit President Trump for the pre-Covid economy, but he doesn’t deserve it. Unemployment declined steadily starting in 2010, writes Alan S. Blinder on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
UK unemployment rate jumps to 4.5% as Covid-19 jobless crisis deepens - business live theguardian.com
@WSJ5 years ago
First-time applications for unemployment benefits jumped in New York and New Jersey last week as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic drags on on.wsj.com
@WSJ5 years ago
As the coronavirus pandemic causes unemployment to soar among young people in France, those in struggling neighborhoods could be hardest hit on.wsj.com
@WSJ5 years ago
Economists estimate initial unemployment claims will be above one million for 21 straight weeks as layoffs continue five months into the coronavirus pandemic on.wsj.com
@WSJ3 years ago
Unemployment rates have never been lower in these 17 states two years after Covid-19 drove the national jobless rate to a record high on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
There is much to fix: Stubbornly high unemployment, especially among young people. A Covid-19 death rate that is among the world’s worst. Stagnant living standards. A government the vast majority of Tunisians view as corrupt and incompetent. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Breaking: Employers added 559,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 5.8%, in a pickup of the labor market’s recovery from Covid-19 on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Fear of Covid-19, lack of child care and extended unemployment benefits are keeping some Americans out of work. The result: an abundance of job openings. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The Senate passed a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 aid package after overcoming an impasse over unemployment benefits. The bill now returns to the House. on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
The UK's Covid-19 unemployment crisis in six charts theguardian.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK redundancies hit record high as Covid-19 pushes unemployment up – business live theguardian.com
@WSJ4 years ago
The South offers a stark example of what happens when coronavirus measures are less stringent: Unemployment rates are the lowest in the nation, but the region has seen a bigger rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Covid generation: UK youth unemployment 'set to triple to 80s levels' theguardian.com
@guardian5 years ago
New Covid-19 restrictions mean UK unemployment will get much worse theguardian.com
@WSJ5 years ago
Unemployment claims fell slightly to one million last week, signaling layoffs continue as the coronavirus hampers a smooth economic recovery on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
New Zealand's 4% unemployment rate masks a deeper Covid hit to the labour market | Brad Olsen theguardian.com
@guardian3 years ago
UK unemployment falls below pre-Covid level but inflation hits wages theguardian.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
The imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president, deepened a wedge in the nation's ruling party. That, some worry, will hamper efforts to address the nation's formidable challenges, from staggering unemployment to a wave of Covid-19. nyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
Fear of Covid-19, lack of child care and extended unemployment benefits are keeping some Americans out of work. The result: an abundance of job openings. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Fear of Covid, lack of child care and extended unemployment benefits are keeping some Americans out of work. The result: an abundance of job openings. on.wsj.com
@WSJ4 years ago
Senate Democrats struck a deal to extend $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits through Sept. 6 following hours of negotiations with Sen. Manchin, clearing the way for the expected passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 aid bill on.wsj.com
@guardian4 years ago
UK unemployment reaches four-year high in Covid-19 lockdown theguardian.com
@nytimesworld4 years ago
Youth unemployment across Europe jumped during the coronavirus pandemic. We spoke with young workers across the eurozone facing fresh adversity as jobs disappear, competition increases and government support efforts end. @GenevaAbdul, @LizAldermanNYTnyti.ms
@WSJ4 years ago
The South offers a stark example of what happens to an economy when coronavirus measures are less stringent: Unemployment rates are the lowest in the nation but the region has seen a bigger rise in virus infections and deaths on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
Will Covid's mass unemployment force a change of attitude to our welfare system? | Frances Ryan theguardian.com
@WSJ5 years ago
The number of people living in homeless shelters in New York City has fallen to its lowest level in six years amid the coronavirus pandemic, even as the nation’s largest city grapples with a housing crisis and high unemployment on.wsj.com
@WSJ5 years ago
Europe’s wage subsidies during the Covid downturn kept unemployment lower than in the U.S., but could hold it back over time on.wsj.com
@guardian5 years ago
New Zealand unemployment at 4% in surprise fall during coronavirus pandemic theguardian.com