UK unemployment climbs to 4-year high
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Today in Ohio podcast breaks down competing proposals for unemployment fund solvency - one increases employer contributions while the other slashes benefits for jobless Ohioans from 26 to 20 weeks
The Treasurer says the rise in unemployment, bringing it to the highest level in almost four years, is "unwelcome" but "unsurprising".
The legislation introduced by Yakym is titled the Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement (SHIELD) Act.
Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market.
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India's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6% in June compared to the previous month, helped by a fall in joblessness in rural areas, the statistics ministry said on Tuesday. The unemployment rate in June among the 15 years and above age group in rural parts of the country fell to 4.
The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development (TDLWD) released new numbers on Thursday that show the rate remains at 3.5% for the third-straight month.
Most people are able to apply online but only about a third of those who call reach a live person. The number of call center employees has dropped by nearly 40 percent over the past two years.
There are multiple unemployment rates. The official one is typically low compared to some of the others that include broader measures of unemployed people.
Although interest rates and unemployment have an indirectly inverse relationship, that relationship can be clouded by broader factors in the labor market.
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Much is made about how central bankers fret over rising inflation, but there’s really nothing like a sudden and sharp rise in unemployment to focus their minds and force them into action.