Unemployment in the United States

Headlines

US Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 4.4% In June

US job creation rebounded in June while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more people entered the work force in...

Headlines

US Unemployment Rate Hits 16-Year Low In May

The US unemployment rate fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation saw a sharp slowdown, the Labor...

International

US Jobs Growth Accelerates In April

Figures from the US Department of Labour also showed the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.4%, compared with 4.5%...

Headlines

Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest Number In A Decade

Job creation in the world's largest economy rebounded strongly in April, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest...

Headlines

US Unemployment Falls To 10-Year Low In April

The unemployment rate in the world's largest economy fell to the lowest level in 10 years due to a strong rebound in...

Headlines

US Unemployment Falls To 10-Year Low In April

Job creation in the world's largest economy rebounded strongly in April, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest...

International

US Unemployment Rate Falls To 10-Year Low

The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest in almost a decade in March, despite the economy adding a smaller than...

Headlines

US Unemployment Rate Near 10-Year Low, But Job Creation Falters

The US unemployment rate fell in March to 4.5 percent, its lowest level in nearly 10 years, but job creation tumbled...

International

US Unemployment Falls To 10-Year Low

The number of people in work or looking for a job held steady at 63% in March. The US unemployment rate fell to its...

Top Stories

Ken Ofori-Atta’s ‘Asempa’ Budget Gets TUC Backing

The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has pledged its commitment to the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of...

International

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To Six-Month High Last Week

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high last week, but remained below a level...

International

U.S. November Payrolls Seen Strong, To Cement Rate Hike Views

U. S. employers likely boosted hiring in November amid growing confidence in the economy, making it almost certain that...

Politics

Employed, Unemployed Or Under-Employed?

Among the key issues in this year’s elections which has been brought to the front burner is the issue of...

Opinion

Bad Policies The Bane Of Unemployment In Ghana

Governments are instituted to enact policies to make life comfortable and easy for its citizenry. Successive...

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Tackling Corruption, Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality

Tackling Corruption, Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality: Major Challenges Facing any New Government in Ghana. By Ben...