jobless

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So-called initial jobless claims shot up by 13,000 to 225,000 in the seven days ending May 30, based on seasonally adjusted government data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

U.S. jobless claims rose to 225,000 in the week through May 30, higher than the 212,000 reported a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

There was a 7.2% jobless rate in March for young workers between 22 and 27, according to New York Fed data from March.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

And “the percentage of wholly jobless prime-age men shot from 6 percent to nearly 16 percent.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Economic stimulus packages could have sailed through Congress to bail out those trapped in jobless ghettos through no fault of their own.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander