Reserve Bank and Treasury had predicted unemployment rate would rise from February’s 3.7% as interest rates biteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s economy shed 6,600 jobs last month as employers responded to weak demand by trimming staff numbers.The unemployment rate in March was 3.8%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced on Thursday, rising from February’s 3.7%.Sign up for Guardian...
Hawaii’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in March to match the previous month, according to recent data from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
Australia’s labour market is still in pretty good shape despite the economy shedding jobs and the unemployment rate edging higher. A more muted result was widely expected in the Australian Bureau Statistics’ March labour force data following a stellar set of numbers in February. The jobless rate in March ticked higher to 3.8 per cent, […]
The decline mirrored a one-tenth percentage point decrease in the national figure last month, from 3.9% to 3.8%.
For the second month in a row, California posted the highest unemployment rate in the country, according to new data for March. And it was one of only two states, the other being Nevada, with a March jobless rate above 5%, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the positive side, data released Friday by the state’s Employment Development Department showed that California’s job growth turned upward last month, though the improvement still lagged behind the national average. California’s jobless...
The soft landing is still on because spikes in inflation were a blip and the job market isn’t seeing many layoffs, Goldman’s chief economist says.
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon added 1,400 non-farm payroll jobs in March. The sectors with the most gains
Recent data over a seven-day period ending April 21, 2024, shows that non-fungible token (NFT) sales have declined by 25.48%, totaling approximately $236.96 million. Bitcoin dominated the NFT market this week, contributing $111.8 million to the overall sales since April 14. NFT Sales Tumble This week, NFT revenues fell 25.48% compared to the previous week. […]
Check out the viewership numbers for the April 24 episode of AEW Dynamite. Dave Meltzer reports that AEW Dynamite on April 24 drew 683,000 viewers, which is down from the 762,000 viewers the show drew on April 17. Wednesday's show scored a 0.23 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the 0.26 rating last Wednesday. Unlike its normal structure, AEW Dynamite aired live coast to coast. The night was topped by an NBA Game between The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics on ESPN. The game drew...
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran []
After a surprisingly strong set of monthly jobs data, analysts will be watching the latest figures for confirmation of a trend. A hot labour market points to resilience in the economy and the possibility of lingering price pressures at critical juncture in the Reserve Bank’s fight against inflation. Ahead of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ […]
Japan's unemployment rate landed at 2.6% in March on a monthly seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report by the nation's Statistics Bureau, released on Tuesday.The figure deviated slightly from