Unemployment

Drug tests for unemployment benefits approved

8 hours, 36 minutes ago

Workers who lose their jobs would have to clear a drug screening to qualify for unemployment compensation under a proposal approved by the Texas Legislature.

Texas unemployment rates stays at 6.4 percent in April

8 days ago

Midland continued to have the state's lowest unemployment rate in April, 3 percent, followed by Odessa at 3.7 percent and Amarillo at 4.4 percent.

While Wall Street soars, jobs market still scarred

16 days ago

The unemployment rate in April was 7.5 percent, two full percentage points below where it stood at the end of the Great Recession in June 2009.

Unemployment rates fall in 90 pct. of US cities

24 days ago

Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.

German consumer confidence rises; unemployment low

25 days ago

Contrary to the rest of the Eurozone, German unemployment has hardly increased -yet- and remains close to its record lows.

Fed likely to stick with low-rate stance this week

25 days ago

The Fed has said it plans to keep its key short-term interest rate near zero at least until the unemployment rate dips below 6.5 percent from its current 7.6 percent.It's also been buying $85...

News Summary: Jobless rates rise in half US states

68 days ago

The lull may be temporary, as job growth picked up nationally in February and the unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 7.7 percent.

Jobless rates rise in January in half of US states

68 days ago

Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwide added the fewest jobs in seven months.

A tale of 2 employment surveys, at a glance

78 days ago

In February, the household survey showed that the number of people who were unemployed and looking for a work fell 300,000 to 12 million.

Futures up sharply on strong jobs data

78 days ago

But the unemployment report Friday backed up market optimism after the Labor Department released weekly unemployment claims numbers on Thursday, pushing the Dow to new highs.

French jobless rate climbs to 10.6% in Q4

79 days ago

While France has avoided the worst of the crisis thus far, its high and rising unemployment rate indicates its economy is also in trouble.

Officials defend hiring Egyptian leader's son

100 days ago

The appointment of the Egyptian president's son to a high-paying job at a state-owned company raised accusations on Thursday of nepotism in the country where the unemployment rate hovers at 13...

Job growth still sluggish; jobless rate inches up

112 days ago

The nation's employers added 157,000 jobs in January, in line with expectations, and the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 percent, the government reported Friday.

More jobs in January but unemployment rate up

113 days ago

Employers added 157,000 new jobs in January but the unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9 percent, the government said Friday in a closely watched economic report.

German jobless rate ticks up in January

114 days ago

But when adjusted for seasonal factors, the number of unemployed actually dropped 16,000 for an adjusted rate of 6.8 percent.

Unemployment rates fall in most large US cities

115 days ago

The number of metro areas with unemployment rates above 10 percent fell to 47 from 70.

Report: States force jobless to pay needless fees

116 days ago

Many states have eliminated some fees and improved consumer protections in the two years since NCLC published its first comprehensive review of state unemployment payments.

Spain's unemployment jumps to 26.02 pct

121 days ago

Spain says its unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2012 shot up to 26.02 percent with nearly 6 million people now out of work.

UK unemployment rate falls to 7.7pct

122 days ago

The unemployment rate for the September-November period was down from 7.8 percent in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.

Texas jobless rate dips to 6.1 percent in December

127 days ago

The Texas unemployment rate dipped for a fourth straight month in December, falling to a seasonally adjusted 6.1 percent as employers added only 4,100 jobs and the workforce shrank slightly.

Jobless rates fall in less than half US states

127 days ago

Unemployment rates fell in less than half of U.S. states last month, as steady but slow hiring is making only gradual improvement in the job market.

Unemployment falls below 7 pct. in most US cities

137 days ago

Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, suggesting steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country.

Why November's US unemployment rate was revised up

141 days ago

The unemployment rate for that month still stands at 8.1 percent - just as the government originally reported.

December hiring meets expectations

141 days ago

Employers added a 155,00 new jobs in December and the unemployment rate help steady at 7.8 percent, the government said Friday in a report that held to the expectations of financial analysts.

German jobless rate up to 6.7 percent

142 days ago

Some 2.84 million people were registered unemployed in Germany, Europe's biggest economy - 80,000 more than the previous month and 60,000 higher than a year earlier.