joblessness

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Amid the double despair of soaring joblessness and inflation, the 2025 U.S. military saw the biggest enlistee surge in 13 years, exceeding their recruitment goals by 10%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Fed is also facing elevated uncertainty in the labor market, which despite modest joblessness “feels a bit fragile,” Barkin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Track the same cohort over time and joblessness falls; by their late 20s, many are working, says Abraham.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

It is a demanding sprint that assumes everything goes right: no medical emergencies, no joblessness and strong financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Young African American men were the only group to experience a steep increase in joblessness between 1980 and 2000, a development directly traceable to the increase in the penal population.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander