U.S. unemployment rate hits highest level since 2021 after rising to 4.6% from 4.4%

After moving up to 4.6% the U.S. unemployment rate is now at its highest level since October 2021 toward the tail end of the ...

Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month

Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, and the economy added 64,000 jobs last month, new data from the ...

U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level in four years.
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Unemployment rate hits 4.6%, a four-year high

The 4.6% unemployment rate in November doesn’t represent a lot of people losing their jobs. It’s just that more and more ...

Labor Force Participation and Its Impact on U.S. Unemployment Rates

While a falling unemployment rate sounds like a good thing, it can actually be indicative of people leaving the labor force because they can't find a job.

Labor secretary downplays warning signs, insists job market is ‘strengthening’ despite rising unemployment

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer defends the rising unemployment rate of 4.6% as a positive sign that more Americans are ...

Unemployment rate rises, Tesla's 2025 turnaround, Siri's AI upgrade and more in Morning Squawk

The iPhone maker has promised that it will launch the next generation of its AI voice assistant Siri sometime next year. The ...

Tippie College graduates see high employment rates despite national job market plateau

New data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics finds the unemployment rate to be at 4.6%.Data from that same ...