Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

RARE PHOTOS: Unemployment | Rare Historical Photos

Anthropic says AI could bring both 15% growth and mass unemployment by 2030

Anthropic has published an economic model projecting how AI might reshape the US economy by 2030, and its three scenarios range from barely perceptible to a boom with no historical precedent, including one in which GDP grows 15% a year while nearly a fifth of office workers are out of…

Euronews

What the backlash to the Industrial Revolution can teach us about handcrafts in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t yet causing widespread job losses in Australia. But with some high-profile business leaders still predicting a looming unemployment “crisis” it’s little wonder many people fear AI is coming for their job.

The Conversation

'Profound' increased death rate for welfare recipients

People on disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate nine times higher than those outside the welfare system, a study has found.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘I’m spending my savings just to survive’: Iran’s economic crisis fuels new protests

Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and protests across Iran since this summer, most often over economic hardship. With prices going up every few hours, salaries and pensions going unpaid for months, and unemployment increasing, our Observers say life…

France 24

AI Could Make The Economy Far Richer. Anthropic Says. But Knowledge Workers Could Take a Hit.

A new economic model examines how different levels of AI adoption could affect growth, unemployment, wages and the share of income going to workers.

International Business Times

US unemployment claims dip to 206,000 as layoffs continue to remain rare

Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still rare

The Independent UK

Meet the Nairobi acrobats turning Kenyan traffic jams into a livelihood

In a country where unemployment remains widespread these performers can match the daily wage of labourers and farm workers

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

U.S. consumers grow more uneasy about jobs & finances as high inflation outlook holds steady, NY Fed finds

US consumers grew more pessimistic about jobs and personal finances in August. Inflation expectations remained largely unchanged, showing little relief for households. Consumers raised unemployment rate expectations to the highest level since April 2020. Their confidence in finding new jobs after a loss also weakened. This outlook faces the Federal…

The Economic Times

India’s middle-class crisis: the great bifurcation and the Gen Z uprising

The student protests we have been witnessing in India can be explained in large part by the crisis facing the Indian middle class, marked in particular by graduate unemployment and a decline in average purchasing power. This is because the upper middle class has grown wealthier, while the lower-middle class…

The Conversation

Budget 'tax rises': Cabinet minister brushes aside calls to reverse £20bn NI hit on firms so they hire more young people

‘We’ve asked business to pay more in recent years but it's not true to say youth unemployment problem began a year ago,’ says Work Secretary Pat McFadden

Evening Standard

Brits Over 50 Face 'Alarming' Jobs Crisis as More Struggle to Find Work Before Retirement

The Centre for Ageing Better highlights a growing employment crisis among people aged 50 to state pension age, urging the government to address the overlooked NETER issue alongside youth unemployment.

International Business Times UK

AI may not take your job, but it could remove the first rung of your career ladder

AI may not be causing mass unemployment yet, but it could be removing the entry-level jobs through which young workers traditionally build expertise. With India rapidly adopting workplace AI, the authors argue apprenticeships must be redesigned and embedded into higher education to create a new career ladder.

The Economic Times

How to Do EPF Withdrawal Online: 5 Steps That Stop Your EPFO Claim From Being Rejected

Step 1: Activate and verify your UAN before anything elseYour Universal Account Number is the single point of failure most people ignore. EPFO's online withdrawal system will not process a claim if the UAN is not activated on the member portal, or if the mobile number linked to it belongs…

Times Life

US Jobless Claims Rise to 206,000 as Economists Detail Current 'No-Hire, No-Fire' Labour Stagnation

US jobless claims rose to 206,000 as layoffs stayed low, while revised payroll data showed August hiring strengthened and unemployment remained at 4.1 per cent across the labour market, BLS data show.

International Business Times UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

US job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs and unemployment rate holds steady

The jobs report, released Friday by the Labor Department, may offer a welcome signal for President Donald Trump just two months prior to midterm elections

International Business Times

Payrolls Increased Much More Than Expected In August, Recording Their Biggest Gain Since March

Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 162,000 last month. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.

The Guardian - US

US added 162,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rate holding steady

Number of new jobs being added has been fluctuating, with private companies adding 38,000 jobs in August

The Independent UK

United States likely added 65,000 jobs last month, but jobseekers struggle and pay gains are meager

The U.S. Labor Department is expected to report that the American job market bounced back last month from a dismal July

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Qualified but overlooked: How bias keeps Indigenous job seekers from getting hired

Indigenous workers in Canada experience higher unemployment rates and lower rates of labour market participation than non-Indigenous workers. Policy discussions about closing this gap have often highlighted education, training and skills development as important pathways to employment.

Saving Advice

Helping an Adult Child Who Lost a Job: The Support Choices That Quietly Wreck Your Own Retirement

When your adult child calls to say they’ve lost their job, the instinct to help can be immediate. You may have savings, a paid-off house,...

The Independent UK

Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels

More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels

International Business Times UK

Young, Broke and Hopeful: Wales Sets up £2.5bn Scheme To Get 56,000 Unemployed Welsh Youth off the Dole

Wales is implementing a £2.5 billion scheme to help over 56,000 young people into work, addressing a sharp rise in youth unemployment with job placements and localised support initiatives.

Kiplinger

August Jobs Report Preview: Key Insights From Experts

The August jobs report will be released Friday morning. Here's what the data are expected to show.

The Economic Times

Six-figure Big Tech job to unemployment: Indian man leaves job, says there are more ways to make money than a 9-to-5

An Indian Product Manager has left his six-figure Big Tech job to explore building his own career outside the traditional corporate path. Teja, who quit on July 31, said six years of building someone else’s vision and watching AI transform work convinced him that 2026 offers more ways to earn…

Euronews

Spain sheds almost 163,000 jobs in August as unemployment climbs

The Spanish economy lost 162,840 jobs last month with 44,419 registering as unemployed. The drop represents the smallest decrease in August since the Covid-19 pandemic.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.