The unemployment rate in the United States went down to 4.1% in December of 2024 from 4.2% in the previous month, below market expectations of 4.2%. The number of unemployed individuals decreased ...

U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the year on a solid footing, reinforcing views that the Federal Reserve would ...

Economic and pop-culture indicators trace the country’s path as President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington for his ...

For example, the relatively high rate of unemployment in Europe compared with the United States is in part attributed to Europe’s stronger unions and stricter labor regulations (see Chart 2). These ...

[Chart data] Michigan again recorded the highest unemployment rate among the States, 14.1 percent in March. The states with the next highest rates were Nevada, 13.4 percent; California and Rhode ...

Actually this is not the case (see chart); even in the 2000s ... For example, the relatively high rate of unemployment in Europe compared with the United States is in part attributed to Europe’s ...

This paper investigates the potential reasons for the surprisingly different labor market performance of the United States, Canada, Germany, and several other OECD countries during and after the Great ...