According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in August 2025, the national unemployment rate for the United States was 4.3%. While 22,000 new jobs were added in August, led by job ...

Unemployment among recent college grads is the highest it’s been in 12 years, excluding the pandemic. The jobless rate for 22 to 27-year-olds with degrees is now well above the overall unemployment ...

CHICAGO, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report, "A Normalized Crisis: Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and the U.S., 2019–2024" conducted by the ...

Unemployment for teens in the US is fast approaching 15%, more than triple the national unemployment rate. This comes as a ...

The latest BLS jobs report reveals a weakening labor market, with unemployment rising to 4.6%, the highest since September 2021. Private payrolls showed modest growth, but gains were concentrated in ...

Tennessee saw a more than 100% increase in unemployment claims in recent weeks. The state's unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in July, though this is still below the national average. Weakly County ...

CHICAGO, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report, A Normalized Crisis: Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and the U.S., 2019–2024" conducted by the UIC ...