China’s job hunters say there are fewer decent jobs and more applicants, whether they’re seeking manual work or office positions.
The ranks of the long-term unemployed have swelled to 1.7 million. The psychological effects add to the economic pain.
The uptick seems to reinforce a number of recent signals showing moderation in the labor market.
China’s job market remains competitive as the economy recovers from zero-COVID. But some young people have lost their eagerness to compete.
ADP says its payroll data for April shows the worst job loss numbers ever.
Many companies are laying off workers. Weekly jobless claims will tell us how many people are now filing for state unemployment benefits.
What does it mean to be "actively" looking for work?
Steven A. Cohen drops from No. 45 on the richest Americans list.
Though the latest GDP numbers are up and jobless claims are down, the economic details tell a gloomier story.
Author DW Gibson on what he learned traveling across the country talking with the unemployed for his new book, "Not Working," and one of the book's subjects, Bridgette Lacy, discusses what it's like to be jobless.
