jobless

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There was a 7.2% jobless rate in March for young workers between 22 and 27, according to New York Fed data from March.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

According to Eurostat, the jobless rate across the 21-member currency bloc held steady at 6.3%, with the number of unemployed people falling by 84,000 compared with March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Worries about a slowdown in the broader economy have begun to fade thanks to steady gains in the labor market and still low weekly jobless claims figures.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The Fed-preferred inflation metric, the April personal-consumption-expenditures index, is due at 8:30 a.m., along with the second revision to first-quarter GDP and data on weekly jobless claims and durable-goods orders.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Those residing in ghetto communities were particularly ill equipped to adapt to the seismic changes taking place in the U.S. economy; they were left isolated and jobless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander