unemployment
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The unemployment rate, meanwhile, has clung to a low 4.3% for three months in a row.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose again in early June and stood at a 4½-month high, but it isn’t because businesses are cutting more jobs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
In past unemployment spikes—like the Dot-com bubble in the early 2000s and the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2008—Medicaid absorbed fallout and grew by more than 20%, Barclays notes.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The tournament also created jobs for the country which had 25% unemployment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The housing shortage, the schools crisis, unemployment and the crime rate still remain.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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