unemployment
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The muted pace of layoffs, however, could keep the headline unemployment rate at around 4.3%.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Previously, several states had been able to get waivers based on much lower unemployment thresholds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of April sank to the lowest level since 1969.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
The state jobs picture still lags behind the nation, which recorded a 4.3% unemployment rate in March, when employers added 178,000 jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
In 1986 unemployment in Odessa shot up to 20 percent.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing unemployment
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