WalletHub analysis shows 20 states including Iowa and South Dakota improved year-over-year, while Alabama maintains stability.

While filings remain at historic lows, the uptick in unemployment claims from last week could point to a slowing labor market ahead of jobs report.

New data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that some majors are linked to higher-than-average unemployment rates, even as the job market continues to rebound. The unemployment rate for recent graduates hit 5.8% in early 2025, the highest since the pandemic-era spikes of 2021.

Federal Reserve policymakers have already signaled they are in no rush to cut interest rates, and a government report on Friday showing the labor market is far from crumbling amid big trade policy changes only cements that stance.

Many workers aren't working as much as they'd like. Here's what one expert says the federal unemployment rate fails to capture.

The unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.2% in May, while job growth slowed slightly. In this chart, take a look at how joblessness has trended si

Windsor’s jobless rate is the second highest in Canada for the second month in a row, according to new data released Friday by Statistic Canada.

The manufacturing sector loses around 410,000 jobs year-on-year amid lower semiconductor exports, while more rice farmers pivot to construction as palay prices drop