・Higher education consistently lowers unemployment risk. Federal data show that people with a bachelor’s degree or higher have unemployment rates roughly half those of individuals with only a high ...

Long-standing stereotypes are melting away. Over time many countries have turned from high-unemployment basket cases into job ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

In November 2025, Black unemployment rose to 8.3 percent, according to federal labor data. That rate marked the highest level outside the COVID-19 pandemic. It nearly doubled the national unemployment ...

NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The pace of U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August, and the unemployment rate increased, pointing to signs of slowing labor market conditions and boosting ...

A few days ago, I wrote about 10 college degrees with high unemployment for the recently graduated (ages 22 to 27). The data, presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, was from 2023 when the ...

The US workforce has undergone a profound demographic transition in recent decades: it has aged significantly, and the share of workers with a college education has steadily risen. This blog post ...

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) remains rated a buy, but I urge vigilance due to unprecedented, gradual rises in U.S. unemployment. Current labor market deterioration—across U-3, U-5, and U-6 rates—is ...