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Under a proposed federal rule, Americans seeking unemployment aid would have to conduct more job searches each week.

A Labor Department proposal would require unemployment claimants to report at least five qualifying work-search activities each week.

Sinn Féin's spokesperson on social protection has described the Tánaiste's comments on unemployment as "straight out of the Tory playbook".

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Fine Gael leader Simon Harris's pledge to penalise long-term unemployed who refuse to engage with services to get them back to work is an example of the party "punching down at people", a Sinn Féin TD has said.

Canada's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.7 per cent last month as more people looked for work — especially younger Canadians.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in October as the unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.2%.

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in October as Statistics Canada says more people were looking for work.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain scarce and most workers enjoy job security

National's finance spokesperson is optimistic another term in govt would see things right.

CSO figures indicate unemployment has been at 5% or below since 2021

Unemployment rates are currently at an 11-year high.

Poor-quality employment generation has consequences for economic growth; workers without social security spend less, save less and remain vulnerable to economic shocks

As many as 31,446 doctors got their registrations between 2021 and 2025, show data from the Kerala State Medical Councils

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The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.

New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work