jobless

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The consensus forecast among economists had been for an unchanged jobless rate and a thin 10,000 rise in employment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rose to 225,000 last week, but the level was still within a range consistent with a healthy labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The raw or actual number of new jobless claims, on the other hand, fell slightly to 187,978.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Though the jobless rate has increased for younger workers in “remotable sectors,” it has declined slightly for older workers in those sectors, researchers noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Out on my arse jobless and a mother to support that’s ninety-two and a daily communicant in the Franciscan church.The rent man collects the rents, missus, or he loses the job.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt