The unemployment rate has risen over half a percentage point since the second quarter of 2023. Individual survey data ...

The unemployment rate in the U.S. just hit 4.2%, up from 4.1% the month before. That’s not what Wall Street wanted to hear.

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course ... rates in order to stymie economic activity. The unemployment rate will tend to rise (as has happened over the past ...

The New York Federal Reserve's new survey of consumer expectations found Americans are more pessimistic about the labor ...

IT’S STILL FAIRLY LOW ON A HISTORICAL BASIS. WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE TREND, AND THE TREND HAS BEEN UPWARDS. SPECIFICALLY JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE HIT A 3.5% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. WE’RE NOW ...

Unemployment concerns are on the rise among American workers as fears about the labor market in March reached levels last seen during the pandemic, according to a new survey released by the ...

Laurel was one of 83 counties where the unemployment rate rose — from 5.5% in February 2024 to 6.5% in February 2025. The rate for Knox County stayed the same at 7.1% during the same period.

After sitting below 4 percent for more than two years, the overall unemployment rate has topped that threshold since May. Economists say that the job market remains strong by historical standards ...

As a result of the Trump administration’s new tariffs, U.S. job losses “could be in the millions,” says Harry Holzer, senior ...