According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.7 percent, from 3.5 percent. As 786,000 more workers entered the labor force, the unemployment rate and labor force participation both went up in August.

But new applications for unemployment benefits are still near historically low levels as employers cling to workers in a tight labor market.

Georgia reported one of the best changes in its unemployment rate of any state in the union, a new analysis found. According to the report from WalletHub, Georgia has the 15th best change in unemployment.

Unemployment in Germany for August rose but just below earlier predictions, according to the Federal Labor Office on Aug. 31.

New Zealand’s unemployment rate remains at a record low 3.2 percent for the second consecutive quarter, as annual wage growth hits its highest levels in 13 years, according to Statistics NZ.

Unemployment filings in the United States dropped last week, as fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits while the labor market remains tight and inflation pressures continue to persist.

First-time filings for unemployment insurance—a proxy for layoffs—held steady during the week ending Dec. 18 compared to the prior week's level, which was revised down by 1,000 to 205,000, the Labor Department said in a report (pdf).

A Santa Ana man was charged Oct. 5 in a federal court with defrauding California’s COVID unemployment insurance program by using personal information stolen from people with similar names to apply for $1.25 million in benefits.

Unemployment is also the reason why the “six stability policy” was proposed. Unlike the previous waves of unemployment, the regime has no way to resolve this pressing crisis.

First-time filings for unemployment insurance jumped to 240,000 for the week ended on Nov. 19, the Department of Labor said in a report (pdf).

In Orange County, where seasonally adjusted figures were not available, the March unemployment rate was 3.1 percent.

Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged in March 2022, which failed to meet economists' expectations but still gave confidence to authorities.

Spain has a 13 percent official unemployment rate with 220,000 jobs still furloughed, and the youth unemployment rate stands at 30 percent.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that Illinois had the highest unemployment rate of all states in September at a record 4.5 percent, while WalletHub says that Illinois’ unemployment rate is almost 20 percent higher than it was months before the beginning

The nation’s unemployment rate continues to be at 3.6 percent, which is “just a tick above the pre-pandemic low.”

Attorney of the Eastern District of California have reported widespread unemployment fraud within county jails and prisons in the state. “When will the madness end?”

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent. Despite the upbeat number, stocks slumped amid fears that nonfarm payrolls will prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month or, at least, keep rates higher for longer.

Partly owing to the rising economic inactivity, Britain’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest level in 48 years. The ONS said the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in the three months to July, the lowest rate since May to July in 1974.

The Australian unemployment rate for December 2021 fell to 4.2 percent, the lowest level since August 2008, just prior to the start of the Global Financial Crisis.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said despite the low unemployment figures, people were still “doing it tough.” “I welcome any drop in unemployment,” he told the ABC before April data was published.

Federal employees who fraudulently applied for and received COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance benefits while also drawing government paychecks will be referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution, according to a waste, fraud, and

“In countries in which playing video games are more popular, especially to the point of becoming a source of income for some participants, unemployment is higher than in countries where gaming is less popular,” researchers said.

The report focused on unemployment benefit payments made between March 28, 2020 and March 14, 2021.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, was unchanged at 4.1 percent for the second consecutive month, in line with economists' expectations. Average hourly earnings edged up 0.3 percent, from an upwardly revised 0.2 percent in the previous month.

However, the months since that peak have seen rapid job growth, and unemployment rates in recent months have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels as a greater number of people are weaned off of unemployment.

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Last month's jobs report showed that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent from 4.6 percent in October.

According to the report, lower unemployment numbers are driving up wages and contributing to spiraling inflation combined with the supply chain issues which are pushing up prices.

"With employment increasing by 33,000 people and unemployment by 14,000, the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 3.5 percent in August, returning to the same rate as June," ABS's head of labour statistics Lauren Ford said.

“We need five years of unemployment above 5 percent to contain inflation. In other words, we need two years of 7.5 percent unemployment or five years of 6 percent unemployment or one year of 10 percent unemployment,” said Summers.