jobless

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For the day ahead, investors watch for European Central Bank’s account of its last meeting, as well as weekly U.S. initial jobless claims data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Remarkably, the jobless rate has been below 5% since 2016, with the lone exception of a 16-month stretch during the 2020-21 pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Ms. Bush is, at the start of the book, 23 and jobless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The jobless rate stayed 4.3% in May for the third month in a row, for one thing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

The jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated, is a staggering 65 percent.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander