Cyclical unemployment spikes when economic demand falls, leading to widespread job cuts. This type of unemployment signals economic health and can guide investment strategies. Investors should monitor ...

While the government shutdown left us without recent economic data, the rising Black unemployment rate reveals essential truths about the state of our economy. Every month, the Bureau of Labor ...

The U.S. labor market is weaker than headline unemployment data suggests, with rising involuntary part-time work masking underlying instability. Large companies continue to dominate hiring, while ...

Unemployment looks steady, but part-time work and falling full-time jobs signal fragility. Click here to read what investors ...

Goldman Sachs has put a bolder stake in the ground on where Unemployment is headed, and the call is forcing investors and workers alike to rethink what a "soft landing" really looks like. The bank's ...

The Obama administration's dogged pursuit of extensions on unemployment insurance is hurting the economy. That, at least, is the argument outlined by economist Robert Barro in The Wall Street Journal.

Tax rate for unemployment in Minnesota Minnesota taxes unemployment benefits, and to make matters worse, the state imposes higher income tax rates than most. The lowest state tax rate is 5.35% and ...