Amid China’s continuing economic downturn and persisting high unemployment, an increasing number of middle-class Chinese people have lost their jobs and joined the ranks of food delivery riders to make a living.

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent, which was also worse than expected and the highest level since 2021.

The media has neglected to report, however, that the 6.6 percent unemployment rate does not include workers that have dropped out of the labor force.

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Monthly job creation dropped from 150,000 to 15,000, and somehow the unemployment rate barely moved and the economy kept growing. So what is the data actually telling us?

The economy added 115,000 new jobs in April, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent.

“It’s the number one reason we have the highest poverty rate, highest unemployment rate, and so on,” he said. “Everything else depends on the thriving business sector in California.”

However, years of economic stagnation, rising unemployment, and declining marriage and birth rates have dramatically reshaped the region’s demographics.

The unemployment rate also dipped to 4.3 percent last month, from the 4.4 percent registered in February. Markets had projected the jobless rate holding steady at 4.4 percent.

The historian said the Party’s move reflects Beijing’s growing concern about social instability and rising unemployment, particularly among younger workers outside the traditional state sector.

And the unemployment rate fell partly because many of the jobless gave up looking for work and so were no longer counted as unemployed.

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This only perpetuates this seemingly endless cycle of black unemployment. I urge you to contact your representatives and request that they take concrete action to fulfill Dr.

The unemployment rate is also expected to hold steady at 4.3 percent. With the breakeven level—the number of new jobs needed to keep the jobless rate in check—close to zero, unemployment could hover around 4 percent for a while.

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The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent in May, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

The Department of Labor plans to send a “strike team” to California to investigate potential fraud in unemployment benefits. The Department claims that the previous presidential administration turned a blind eye to the labor programs.

We should also see government support for fuel subsidies and an increase in unemployment benefits as ​the oil shock reduces economic activity," he said.

The economists analyzed unemployment rates and mortgage delinquency data of various counties.

More U.S. households also anticipate a higher unemployment rate in the coming year.

In June 2023, China’s official youth unemployment rate reached a record 21.3 percent.

unemployment and suicide," the researchers wrote in an abstract of the paper.

Unemployment increased to 7 percent in 2024 from 5.6 percent in 2023, representing the highest growth in unemployment since the mid-1970s.

Still, based on their forecasts, policymakers expect the unemployment rate to remain above 4 percent in the upcoming year—a historically low level.

The recent decline could also highlight the exhaustion of unemployment benefits, since many states cap eligibility at 26 weeks.

NEW YORK—New York City's economy has grown at a healthy 3.1 percent in the last quarter, but unemployment stayed flat at 7.9 percent, above the national average of 6.2 percent. 

The unemployment rate for people aged 24 and younger has risen to 13.8 percent—double the national job rate across all age groups. This elevated rate has not been seen since 1994, with the exception of the pandemic.

The bureau also reports that unemployment among those aged 25 to 29 fell to 6.9 percent in December 2025 from 7.2 percent in November 2025. The overall unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 percent.

“By using rankings, points, rewards, and penalties, they’ve built a system that works especially well during periods of high unemployment. "When mass incidents occur, these people become helpers in maintaining the CCP’s control."

Wisconsin’s unemployment compensation system dates back more than nine decades. The state was the first in the nation to enact an employer-financed unemployment insurance program, adopting its law in 1932.