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US Adds Over 200K Jobs in June as Unemployment Rate Hits 4.1%, Highest Since 2021
In June, the US labor market added 206,000 jobs while the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, the highest since 2021, indicating potential underlying challenges despite positive job growth.
Germany's Unemployment Rate Rises to Highest Since 2021
Germany is reportedly grappling with an economic slowdown that is now impacting its labor market. Germany, Europe's largest economy, is reportedly grappling with an economic slowdown that is now impacting its labor market.
Drop in Unemployment Rate Is Not Enough to Calm Market with Higher Interest Rates
There may be a big drop in unemployment rate, but U.S. still fails to calm markets with the big possibility that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates. According to Telegraph UK, U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a seven-year-low last month. According to data from the US Labor Department, unemployment rate went down 5.1pc in August, the lowest it has been since April 2008. This is also a level that the Fed considers to indicate "full employment."
Unemployment at record low in Germany, record high in Italy
Germany's unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 6.5 percent in December while Italy's pushed up to a new high of 13.4 percent, underscoring the vast differences within the struggling euro zone economy.