unemployment
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The economy added back almost all the 40,700 jobs the ABS said were lost in April, when the unemployment rate hit its highest level since November 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Similarly, California recorded a 5.3% unemployment rate in May, on par with April, despite a drop in the labor force.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
US banks can absorb $708 billion in loan losses, showing resilience to severe conditions like 10% unemployment, the Fed said.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Indeed, unemployment has not topped 5% since 2016 except for a brief period during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
By 1933, poverty and unemployment reached an all-time high in Germany.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing unemployment
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