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The government has hired nearly 600,000 workers in the past two months, mostly temporary workers for the 2020 census, boosting the jobs gains amid the coronavirus pandemic

US Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.4 Percent But Recovery Slows

US unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent but recovery slows

Canada Adds 246,000 Jobs In August As Rebound Continues

Restaurants in Canada have been among the businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus shutdown

Canada added 246,000 jobs in August as most coronavirus restrictions eased and businesses reopened, cutting the unemployment rate to 10.2%, the national statistics agency said Friday.

US Added 1.4 Million Jobs In August, While Unemployment Rate Fell To 8.4%

As talks in Washington over pandemic assistance drag on, new jobless claims fell in the latest week, but the data show a slow jobs recovery

The number of unemployed people dropped by 2.8 million to 13.6 million – the fourth straight month of declines.

Congress still hasn't agreed on a new stimulus package for the US economy, even as jobless claims fell more than expected in the latest week

New US Jobless Claims Drop Amid Fears Of Throttled Recovery

New US jobless claims drop amid fears of throttled recovery

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People wearing face masks walk past the Louvre Pyramid in Paris

Eurozone Unemployment Creeped Up In July; Inflation Turned Negative In August

Wage subsidy schemes have kept overall jobless figures artificially modest

Chile's Labor Minister says the country has reached record numbers of people out of work

Chile Unemployment Hits New Record Of 13%

Chile unemployment hits new record of 13%

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said keeping COVID-19 in check is a key step to economic recovery

Fed Chief Wants Monetary Policy To Benefit All Americans, Including Lower Income Communities

Fed chair Jerome Powell explicitly referred to including benefits accrued to lower-income and disadvantaged groups by policy decisions

People dining outside a restaurant in Manhattan as New York tries to get back its famous energy after the COVID crisis

New York, Nevada, New Jersey Most Bruised By COVID-19 Ravaged Economy in July: Bankrate

Bankrate’s hardship index takes into account local joblessness and mortgage delinquency rates

Event and entertainment workers protest to bring attention to their unemployment on August 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada

New US Jobless Benefit Claims Drop To 1 Mn In Latest Week

New US jobless benefit claims drop to 1 mn in latest week

Weekly initial claims for jobless benefits remain higher than any single week of the global financial crisis in the US

Weekly Unemployment Claims Fall Slightly To Just Over 1 Million

Initial jobless claims fell 98,000 from the previous week, which also was revised down slightly.

Mariatou Diallo, who has been unable to make her rent payment since March 2020, holds up a sign during a protest against evictions -- the US could soon be facing a major housing crisis sparked by pandemic-related joblessness

Why Are Global Stocks Surging While Underlying Economies Are Languishing?

Stock indexes in U.S., Europe, Japan have soared as economies stagnated.

The US economy has lost millions of jobs already, and many Americans lack emergency savings

More Than One-Third Of US Has Less In Emergency Savings Than Before Pandemic

Baby Boomers are in a particularly precarious position with their savings.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow defends an expeditious reopening of the US economy

White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Says Economic Recovery Is Strong, Despite Coronavirus

Kudlow said though the White House could agree to more stimulus spending, it won't include "everybody's wish list."

All told, more than 28 million people in the United States were receiving some form of unemployment assistance as of August 1, an unprecedented figure

Weekly US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected To 1.1 Mn

Weekly US jobless claims rise more than expected to 1.1 mn

Initial Jobless Claims Move Above 1 Million With Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Stalled

Claims dipped below the 1 million mark last week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.

A sign reading "Paris loves you" adorns one arrivals hall in the French capital's Charles de Gaulle airport

EU Lost 5.5 Million Jobs In Second Quarter, Prepares For Worse Cuts As Furlough Programs Expire

The 2.6% decline in jobs was accompanied by the bloc’s 11.7% decline in GDP.

US online retailer Amazon says its operations in France are under threat following a local court ruling on worker health measures during the coronavirus outbreak

Retail Sales Up, But That’s Not The Whole Economic Story

Though Americans are spending more money, the reason may be attributable to inflation rather than a change in spending habits.

A political earthquake has coursed through Hong Kong since the national security law came into effect

Hong Kong Forecasts Record GDP Contraction For 2020, After GDP Shrinks 9% In Second Quarter

Hong Kong’s economy has been battered by the pandemic while U.S.-Chinese tensions add further risk

Congress has yet to agree on whether or not to extend extra payments to unemployed Americans contained in the CARES Act rescue package passed in March

No Aid In Sight As US Jobless Claims Drop Below 1 Mn

No aid in sight as US jobless claims drop below 1 mn

Initial Unemployment Claims Fall Below 1 Million For First Time Since March

The Labor Department estimated the unemployment rate for the week ending Aug. 1 at 10.6%.

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'To let' signs are likely to become an even more frequent occurrence on British high streets as the government ends some support for businesses

Britain Enters Recession As GDP Plunged By Record 20.4% In Second Quarter

Analysts fear that job losses will accelerate as government furlough, wage subsidy schemes expire

Credit Card Debtors Worry About Making Minimum Payments If COVID-19 Pandemic Persists

Eighty-seven percent of millennials said they might not make minimum payments if they’re unable to work.

People receive free face masks at a Salvation Army Community Center in New York City

Bezos, Dimon Other CEOs Pledge To Hire 100,000 Minority Workers In New York

Minority, low income New Yorkers have suffered the most from unemployment and the pandemic

Trade-dependent Singapore is one of the first countries to report growth data for the period when many nations entered lockdowns

Virus-hit Singapore's Q2 Recession Deeper Than Estimated

Virus-hit Singapore's Q2 recession deeper than estimated

President Donald Trump said the coronavirus pandemic in the US is likely to 'get worse before it gets better'

Trump Says He Will Move Forward With Executive Orders To Help Americans Amid Pandemic

Trump said he will move forward with multiple executive orders and also declared he would move to require health insurers to cover all pre-existing conditions.

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