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South Africa has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the world - at more than 30% - and anti-migrant sentiment has been rising in recent months.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

By one industry estimate, in more than a dozen U.S. cities at least 40% of affordable housing was competing with market-rate buildings rates in 2025.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Since the pandemic, millions of Chinese youth have dealt with increasing financial pressure, high unemployment rates and a flagging economy.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

A decision to raise interest rates would be contentious, given the overall fragile state of the economy and the fact that falling oil prices are easing pressure on the inflation outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

We sleepin’ right th’ew them unfair freight rates, for instance, when we ought to be hollerin’ all the way to Washington.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns