U.S. jobless claims reach 242,000 as government downsizing looms. Major companies announce workforce reductions while the ...

“There is some real evidence of weakness in the state,” Oregon state economist Carl Riccadonna told a legislative committee ...

Australia's unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%—unchanged for the third consecutive month and in line with market ...

She added: “My dream is to make work here and exhibit, and work in art galleries. But I have been left completely unable to ...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says bringing in overseas workers had ‘little impact on movement of our overall ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Federal Reserve officials expect ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent with a further loss of labor ...

While the latest number of new claims fell significantly in the past week, the number of initial filings for all of Florida ...

Australian employment dipped in May after solid gains the previous month, data showed on Thursday, though full-time jobs jumped and the jobless rate held steady in a sign of continued resilience in ...

While voting to keep Bank rate at 4.25%, Bank of England policymakers are now keeping tabs on the effects of a weakening ...

China’s youth unemployment rate fell to 14.9 per cent in May, but remained higher than at the same point last year.

Welcome to the Money blog, Sky News' personal finance and consumer hub. The Bank of England has held the interest rate at ...