BIZARRE: 16 - What They Never Told You

FED:Surprise unemployment jump eases interest rate fears

The Australian labour market has shown signs of softening as tens of thousands of people register as unemployed, boosting hopes of a Reserve Bank rate hold.

AAP · May 21

Our children will be worse off than we are, say two-thirds of British adults

Exclusive: New polling shows little faith in any political party to tackle rising unemployment

The Independent UK · May 19

Unemployment rate rises and vacancies slump in first signs of Iran war jobs hit

Experts said the gloomy ONS figures showed the beginning of a hit to jobs from the energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict.

Evening Standard · May 19

UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war

Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costs

The Guardian - UK · May 19

The Job Market Is Stable But Workers Say It Feels Frozen: Report

A new analysis looking at various aspects of the economy shows a labor market that looks stable on paper but feels punishing for many job seekers as unemployment remains relatively low.

International Business Times · May 18

Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?

Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic reform.

The Conversation · May 17

Gen Z calls degrees 'useless'—but 20 years of data tells a different story: graduates are still the least likely to be unemployed

Graduates are drowning in debt and stuck in underpaid jobs—but the data shows they're still the least likely to be unemployed of anyone right now.

Fortune · May 17

‘It makes me feel quite dehumanised’: young at London career fair lay bare barriers to jobs

UK capital is perceived as work hub – but as youth unemployment soars, many feel exiled from job market

The Guardian - UK · May 15

How Jerome Powell navigated pandemic, inflation and Trump

The outgoing Federal Reserve chair guided the U.S. economy through extreme tumult.

Axios · May 15

Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs.

The Economic Times · May 15