In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now ...

Cyclical unemployment is unemployment driven by the business or economic cycle. It can be important for investors to understand. Read on to learn more.

For the week ending May 10, 3,992 people filed initial unemployment insurance claims — which is 46.8% higher than the previous week’s 2,720 claims and a 67.3% increase over a comparable week last year ...

Economists have viewed the U.S. labor market as resilient in recent months, but some warn that cracks have started to emerge – including among the country's Black workforce. The unemployment rate for ...

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs considers psychological needs (including food, water, shelter, and clothing) fundamental to any person. Unsurprisingly, fulfilling this part of the pyramid requires job ...

The recent spike in youth unemployment could be a bad omen for the country’s finances, a leading economist has warned. Andrew Webb of Grant Thornton Ireland said figures showing that 12.2% of young ...

Traditional metrics like the Gini Index and U-3 unemployment rate understate true economic inequality and labor market weakness. Growing wealth inequality and understated unemployment threaten ...

Veterans maintained a remarkably low unemployment rate in a cooling economy Friday in the first monthly jobs report since President Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The number of people out of work in Germany rose in March at the fastest rate since October of 2024, data showed on Friday, as an economic malaise puts pressure on the job market ...

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A rising unemployment rate signals recession risks as top-heavy large caps hit highs, while mid and small caps offer value.