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unemployment

Unemployment is a sector that measures the percentage of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking employment. It is a key indicator of economic health and labor market conditions.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now due to a sharp slowdown in US job growth and a rising unemployment rate, alongside record-high youth unemployment in China.

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Latest on unemployment

  • US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%
  • US job growth slows sharply in September, unemployment rises
  • U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
  • AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
  • Record influx of university graduates pushes China’s youth unemployment rate to 18.9%
  • Raimondo on AI: 'You're not going to beat China if you have destabilizing unemployment'
  • 'You're not going to beat China if you have destabilizing unemployment'
  • As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market

Connections

5 entities linked to unemployment across the news graph.

Under pressure from (2)
ChinaAI
Also connected to (3)
U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.computer science
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