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  2. Unemployment - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment is measured by the unemployment rate, which is the number of people who are unemployed as a percentage of the labour force (the total number of people employed added to those unemployed). [3] Unemployment can have many sources, such as the following: the status of the economy, which can be influenced by a recession

  3. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The unemployment rate (U-6) is a wider measure of unemployment, which treats additional workers as unemployed (e.g., those employed part-time for economic reasons and certain "marginally attached" workers outside the labor force, who have looked for a job within the last year, but not within the last 4 weeks).

  4. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depending on the country and the status of the person, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time ...

  5. US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level ...

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    The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that suggest most U.S. workers continue to enjoy unusually high job security.

  6. US weekly jobless claims jump amid usual seasonal volatility

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    The unemployment rate rose to a 2-1/2-year high of 4.1% in June. The Fed's "Beige Book" report on Wednesday showed "employment rose at a slight pace" from late May through early July, but noted a ...

  7. YOUR MONEY-As U.S. unemployment claims surge, know your status

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    Calls to the Unemployment Law Project of Washington State shot up 150% in the last week, according to executive director John Tirpak. In the last few days, Tirpak has heard mostly from people with ...

  8. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.

  9. Unemployment in India - Wikipedia

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    According to this report, the 2017–2018 "usual status" unemployment rate in India at 6.1%, a four-decade high, [36] possibly caused by the 2016 demonetisation of large banknotes intended to curb the informal untaxed economy. [37] The report and the refusal of the BJP government to release the latest NSSO report has been criticized. [17]