The unemployment rate metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis. 50 States #1 in ...

An unemployment claim is a request for cash benefits made by an individual after they are laid off from their job. Claims are filed through state governments for temporary payments after people ...

Whether it's hard data like the unemployment rate or sentiment-based surveys of businesses, it's clear that the labor market has cooled off. This cooling off should be a cause for concern because ...

It convincingly shows that the link between policies and discourse is key to our knowledge of the politics of unemployment. A great read for anyone who wants to understand how complex political ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the official unemployment rate was 4.1% last month, more evidence that the labor market, while cooling, is by historical standards pretty healthy.

WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 3.4% in September — the 12th consecutive month with an identical rate and the longest streak on record going ...

Marin County’s rate of 3.8% was the lowest in the region, while Lake County’s was highest, at 5.5%. Unemployment rates dropped across the six-county North Bay region in September, while ...

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UHERO forecasts that Maui has a slow, delayed path to recovery for its labor market, with unemployment improving to 3.5% in 2025, 3.4% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027 while the state rate improves to ...

The President was optimistic that Kenya can deal with her current challenges with goodwill and more so from the political class ... which include the massive unemployment rate among the ...

OP-ED. Imposing tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imports as well as an overly strict migration policy could deal a nasty blow to ...

Employers added 12,000 jobs in October, with hiring hit by strikes and storms. The unemployment rate was steady, at 4.1 percent, in the last major report before an election in which the economy is ...