Discover the economic and societal impacts of unemployment, including hidden challenges for individuals and long-term effects on GDP and government expenses.

In his first term, President Donald Trump frequently touted record-low Black unemployment. Now, it’s rising at the fastest clip since 2020. The unemployment rate for Black Americans has shot up by 1.5 ...

*In the shadow of glowing economic headlines and optimistic market forecasts, a quieter—and far more troubling—crisis is ...

Troubling and unusual unemployment numbers for Black Americans are signaling that the U.S. is on its way to a potential recession, economists tell TPM. The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor ...

State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn. The taxes that support the fund ...

Nigeria’s unemployment crisis reflects deeper structural weaknesses that include limited industrial capacity, fragile ...

Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the ...

Anyone offering sage advice for navigating the 2026 economy has taken too many THC gummies. Rarely have economic indicators offered a more confounding picture of the nation’s financial health.

• The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. • The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5%. • The ...

A weaker-than-expected report for February showed a decline of 92,000 jobs, and a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent. +400,000 The average job gain over the last three months -92,000 jobs in ...

As of February 2026, the overall unemployment rate in the United States currently remains at 4.4%, a slight rise from the previous month by 0.1 percentage point. The overall unemployment rate ...