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UK unemployment claimants rise to 2.1m – as lockdown hits young workers
The figures for April show the biggest month-on-month jump since records began in 1971.
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US unemployment rivals Great Depression with 36m jobless
The total is more than 36 million – numbers now rivalling the figures of the Great depression in the 1930s.
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US unemployment claims hit 33 million
33 million Americans have now lost their jobs since the pandemic began
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US unemployment passes 30 million since coronavirus crisis started
In the US, more than 30 million people have been made jobless since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US unemployment claims top 20 million since virus shutdown
More than 20 million people in the US have now applied for unemployment benefits in the last month.
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More than 6.6 million Americans register for unemployment benefits in one week
In the United States, a further 6.6 million people have registered for unemployment benefit in the past week.
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FactCheck: the Conservatives’ youth unemployment claim
The party says there are now 458,000 fewer young people out of work than in 2010.
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UK unemployment at its lowest since 1974
New figures show unemployment is at its lowest since 1974, with more people either in work or looking for work. Ministers say it’s a sign of the “underlying resilience” of the British economy. And wage growth is rising too.
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Unemployment lowest for a decade
If some workers are having to dig deep to save their jobs, Britain’s labour market appears to be booming, with more people in work than ever before and unemployment at its lowest level in over a decade.
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Unemployment falls but pay growth stutters
Unemployment falls by 146,000 to 2.02 million – with the latest official figures showing the largest annual drop in a quarter of a century.
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Youth unemployment: is working for yourself the answer?
As joblessness continues to fall, self-employment has reached record levels. But there is concern about the types of jobs being created.
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Unemployment falls to 2.34 million
Unemployment falls by 125,000 to reach 2.34 million, with the number of people claiming out-of-work benefits also declining as the economy recovers from recession.
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As unemployment falls, will interest rates rise?
Unemployment falls by 167,000 to reach a five-year low of 2.32 million. The jobless rate is now 7.1 per cent, just above the level that could trigger an interest rate rise.
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More people in work than ever before as unemployment falls
Latest official job figures have been hailed as good news by government ministers, but unions say ever more people are having to endure reduced pay and insecure contracts.
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Youth unemployment at record levels across Europe
Youth unemployment rises to 23.5 per cent in the European Union (EU), according to official figures released today.