Forbes

Searching For The Real Unemployment Rate, Not Just The Official One

Last month we looked at 10 college degrees that see high unemployment, and the problem isn’t basketweaving. A number of affected majors are so-called STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and ...

Chicago Fed sees November unemployment rate steady at 4.4% as alternate data shows job losses

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged around 4.4% in November, the Chicago Federal Reserve estimated on Thursday, while ...

How Can New Hiring And The Unemployment Rate Rise At The Same Time?

September’s jobs report surprised markets with stronger-than-expected payroll growth, while the unemployment rate also rose, ...
WVEC

How are unemployment rates this year as opposed to 2024?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a time when many Americans are feeling the financial squeeze everywhere, from rising prices to mounting bills and job market uncertainty, some are questioning whether ...
WISN 12 News on MSN

Unemployment edges up to 4.4% in September while 119,000 jobs are added

Around 7.6 million people were unemployed in September 2025, raising the unemployment rate to a four-year high of 4.4%. This ...
USA TODAY on MSN

Why the unemployment rate rose even though the economy added 119,000 jobs in September

A delayed jobs report shows U.S. employers added 119,00 jobs in September. Still, the unemployment rate inched up from 4.3% ...
CBS News

Why new unemployment data could cause mortgage rates to fall further

Unemployment data released on Friday was not warmly greeted by millions of Americans. The overall unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3% in August, up from 4.2% in July. And just 22,000 jobs were ...

Unemployment numbers decline

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain low, even ...