Unemployment

Provides states access to improved data sources, services to strengthen UI program integrityWASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Labor and Treasury today announced a new data-sharing partnership, the latest effort to support a…

By Stijn Broecke. In recent weeks, Tunisia has hit the headlines again – unfortunately not for the right reasons. Protests sprung up all around the country and a nationwide curfew was imposed in events reminiscent of those leading up…

DE Auditor Issues Special Report on Unemployment Insurance - State of Delaware News…

Colorado employers reported adding 8,500 nonfarm jobs in February, marking a second strong month of hiring this year, according to a monthly update on the state’s employment situation from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.…

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A majority of New York state voters say unemployment benefits are too low and should be raised, according to a new poll commissioned by the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, the powerful union that represents hotel workers. The survey…

Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and a regional economic giant, having west Africa’s busiest seaport. It is the centre of commercial and economic activities in Nigeria. The city’s population is estimated to be 20 million…

Bengaluru, India — After years of working at a salon in Bengaluru, Shakeela Banu made a major life change in 2018 and joined Urban Company (UC), an app-based home services platform that has more than 52,000 workers across Indian cities,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Individuals living or working in these five West Virginia counties who became unemployed due to the severe storms may apply for federal unemployment benefits. Claims must be filed by March 6, 2024.The DUA benefits are…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-BxjXPjmDc GENEVA (ILO News) – Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple…

IPD Co-President discusses his book "Freefall", and how it relates to the unemployment rate. He states that jobless rates have remained high, and the recovery declared in 2009 was premature, as there are no jobs to go with it.

Study BackgroundIn late 2019, a new virus called Corona virus was seen in China and spread alarmingly to different parts of the world . It was declared a novel virus, COVID-19, and characterized as a pandemic in early 2020 . The global…

NEWS FEED DOL Reissues Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate LettersDate Posted: February 8, 2024 Delaware Public Archives Celebrates African American HistoryDate Posted: February 7, 2024…

NEWS FEED DOL to Re-issue Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Letters Due to ErrorDate Posted: January 11, 2024 The Delaware Division of Public Health Issues Update About Potential Measles…

Just over five per cent of the world’s workforce is without a job, according to the International Labour Organization’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2024 report.This is a better situation than before the pandemic, but it…

Since the onset of post-pandemic inflation, there have been two schools of thought about the causes and the cure. One was based on standard macroeconomics: There had been excessive aggregate demand, fueled by excessively generous…

Sitting by the roadside with his wheelbarrow, the 43-year-old says he manages to earn only about 100 to 150 Afghanis ($1.3 to $2.2) a day, which is not enough even to buy the bare essentials for his family. According to recent figures…

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WAYNESVILLE, N.C., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation is pleased to announce the pilot of a new Disaster Response Program to address capacity building for North Carolina non-profits located in disaster areas as declared…

  05/09/2018 - Finland should offer labour-market-oriented integration support to all migrants, strengthen efforts to identify and address early vulnerabilities, and work more closely with employers according to…

  OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.3% in July 2018   Download the entire news release (graphs and tables included PDF)   11/09/2018 - The OECD unemployment rate was stable at 5.3% in July 2018. Across the OECD,…

  04/02/2021 - Chile has been plunged into recession by the double shock of the late-2019 social protests and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Sound public finances have enabled bold stimulus action to support the…

  11/03/2021 - Canada’s economy is on the road to recovery after the shock from COVID-19, yet risks and uncertainties remain, and some economic sectors and groups remain vulnerable. Support to households and…

  10/12/2020 - The COVID-19 crisis has plunged Finland into its deepest recession since the early 1990s even though swift government support has cushioned the shock, making for a smaller output drop than in many…

  27/05/2021 - Spain’s economy is on the road to recovery, but the shock from COVID-19 has underlined the urgency of addressing long-standing structural challenges. While support continues to flow to the…

  18/09/2018 - The risk of job automation is much higher in some regions than others within countries, meaning governments will need to address any widening of job inequality between one area and another in the…

  26/09/2018 - Today, global leaders from governments, private sector companies, trade unions and civil society pledged to take concrete action towards closing the gender pay gap by 2030. The global commitments –…

  31/07/2020 - South Africa responded swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the sharp drop in activity adds to long-standing challenges and raises the urgency of structural reforms, according to a new OECD report…

  16/06/2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a historic blow to the Netherlands’ economy, but a swift policy response, effective support to people and firms, and a workforce with comparatively strong digital…

  OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.3% in August 2018   Download the entire news release (graphs and tables included PDF)   09/10/2018 - The OECD unemployment rate remained stable at 5.3% in August 2018. Across…

  Unemployment rate in the OECD falls further to 5.1% in March 2022   Download the entire news release (graphs and tables included, PDF) 11 May 2022 - The unemployment rate in the OECD fell further to 5.1% in…

  OECD employment rate increases to 68.3% in the second quarter of 2018   Download the entire news release (graphs and tables included PDF)   16/10/2018 - The OECD area employment rate – the share of the…

  29/05/2019 - The Latvian economy is thriving, with strong job growth driving convergence with more advanced economies. Efforts should now focus on reducing inequality, responding to the challenges posed by…