Unemployment | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/unemployment/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:52:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Unemployment | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/unemployment/ 32 32 Sluggish hiring persists in December but U.S. unemployment slips to 4.4% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sluggish-hiring-persists-in-december-but-u-s-unemployment-slips-to-4-4/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:26:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528993 Economy continues to grow, with Atlanta Fed projecting 2.7% increase in Q4

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]]> Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/unemployment-rate-jumps-to-6-8-in-december-despite-job-gain/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:02:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528987 Economy added 8,200 jobs last month, but labour force also grew

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]]> U.S. job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-slide-to-2nd-lowest-level-in-5-years-as-hiring-remains-sluggish/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:33:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528840 The “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, labour department report suggests

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]]> Big Six banks face a rocky 2026: DBRS https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/big-six-banks-face-a-rocky-2026-dbrs/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:56:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528792 Operating environment unfavourable as risks, uncertainty, rise

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]]> U.S. jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-jobless-benefit-applications-jump-to-236000/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:09:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527497 At the same time, continuing claims are at their lowest level since April

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]]> Global GDP forecast revised up: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/global-gdp-forecast-revised-up-fitch/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:37:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527049 AI boom, equity market wealth effect outpacing tariff drag on growth

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]]> U.S. filings for jobless benefits fall to lowest level since September 2022 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-filings-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-lowest-level-since-september-2022/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:02:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527019 The report potentially complicates the Fed’s upcoming rate decision

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]]> Weak payrolls should prompt Fed cut: NBF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/weak-payrolls-should-prompt-fed-cut-nbf/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:47:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526920 Small business employment slumping, new data shows

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]]> The paradox of weak job markets and rising wages https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/the-paradox-of-weak-job-markets-and-rising-wages/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:38:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526646 Wage gains stoking inflation, justifying pause on rate cuts: NBF

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]]> Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as job cuts stay low https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fewer-americans-sought-unemployment-benefits-last-week-as-job-cuts-stay-low/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:25:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526365 For now, the U.S. job market appears stuck in a “low-hire, low-fire” state

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