Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment. So, how will workers in retail, hospitality pay rent, energy, water, food bills? Impact on mental health, NHS, public services? Silence on corporate welfare, soaring exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
The author reported that U.S. jobless claims totaled 199,000 in the week of Oct. 10, compared with an estimate of 200,000. Continuing claims reached 1.710 million in the week of Oct. 3, against an estimate of 1.709 million, the author wrote. #Economy #JoblessClaims #Unemployment #US
The author wrote that unemployment was rising in Europe and that the number of unemployed people in Hungary had increased by 17,000. They said the European Commission had responded with bureaucratic assurances that it was working on the issue, but feared its efforts would worsen rather than improve the situation. https://t.co/LLHY8pRbhP #Unemployment #Europe #Economy #EU #HU
The author reported that U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 month over month in September, compared with an estimate of 90,000. They added that revisions to the previous two months reduced payroll totals by 60,000, while the unemployment rate was 4.2%, against an estimate of 4.1%. #Economy #JobsReport #Unemployment #US
⚠ Thursday Brief⚠️ 🇺🇲 U.S. Bond-Market Slide Deepens 🇺🇲 🇨🇳 U.S., China Agreed To Extend Trade Truce 🇦🇺 Australian Unemployment Climbs ... https://t.co/qFBuloh8Ld #BondMarket #TradeTruce #Unemployment #U.S. #🇨🇳 #🇦🇺
🇺🇸 *US AUG. NONFARM PAYROLLS RISE 162,000 M/M; EST. +55K - BBG *US AUG. TWO-MONTH PAYROLL NET REVISION ADDS 55,000 *US AUG. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.1%; EST. 4.1% #NonfarmPayrolls #UnemploymentRate #USAEconomy #US
Aleš Juchelka, a member of the hnutí ANO party, shifts his stance on unemployment benefits, moving from support for a higher rate established by the previous government to advocating for reductions, citing the need to incentivize quicker returns to work despite only a slight decline in unemployment rates. #nezaměstnanost #podpora #práce
🇨🇳 #China's surveyed urban unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in July (3-month high), according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. *The reading was higher than the consensus forecast of 5.1% tracked, and compared with the 5% rate recorded in the previous month. #China #Unemployment #Economy #CN
Spain deserves a new democratic mandate. 🇪🇸 Faster headline growth cannot hide the deeper problems: high unemployment, housing pressure, weak productivity, rising political division and declining public trust. Spain needs stability, accountability and a government with a clear #Spain #Democracy #Stability #ES
MERE has suspended operations : More than 170 workers unemployed, suppliers in limbo, consumers hit hard. This isn’t “proportionate”, it’s ordinary Greeks paying for a policy we never supported. The Commission must answer now. https://t.co/m2XQT9WALF #MERE #Unemployment #GreekCrisis #GR
“the authors predict a scenario where the owners of the AI firms will accumulate a vast fortune but there will be scant demand from consumers as AI would cause massive unemployment.” The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis - Wikipedia https://t.co/XaF17i2b09 via Instapaper #AIFuture #AutomationImpact #GlobalEconomy #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
India's exam leak scandal triggered long-simmering frustrations about government accountability and a lack of jobs and opportunity that Modi cannot immediately address. 40% of graduates between the ages of 15 and 25 are unemployed https://t.co/1tJIRrYcIH #India #Unemployment #ModiScandal #IN
‘Cockroach’ protests: India’s Modi views backing down as a sign of weakness, particularly now that he no longer commands the parliamentary majority he enjoyed. No major reforms in agriculture, energy, the economy. Skyrocketing unemployment https://t.co/234vHNbufo #IndiaPolitics #Modi #Unemployment #IN
The principle is simple: job-to-job transitions, not unemployment-to-job. When industries restructure, we shouldn’t wait for people to lose their jobs before offering support. (3/3) https://t.co/P1VmWTgkBq #JobTransition #EmploymentSupport #WorkplaceRestructuring #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresponseis:
The European Parliament voted today with 511 votes in favour on the new rules for EU social security coordination. For millions of Europeans working across borders, this means stronger protection of their social security rights, fairer posting rules, more portable unemployment #EuropeanParliament #SocialSecurity #CrossBorderWorkers #EU #BE #FR #DE #IT #ES #PT #NL #AT #SE #DK #FI #IE #LU #CZ #PL #HU #RO #BG #SK #EE #LT #LV #SI #HR #MT
Black unemployment rises while White unemployment stays stable in US— In the first half of 2026, the average Black unemployment rate was 7%, 0.6 percentage points larger than it was during the same period in 2025. White unemployment, at 3,8%, did not budge https://t.co/dt6VzQMQJg #BlackUnemployment #EconomicInequality #USUnemployment #US
Xenophobic violence in South Africa: anti-migrant politics can’t fix domestic problems — Foreigners are not to blame for unemployment, crime and the state of public services. Leaders should have the courage to say so more clearly https://t.co/e5qUF9mxEE #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #MigrantRights #ZA
