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Jim Chalmers faces a world of hard choices where the solution to one problem makes the other worse

High inflation, low growth and rising unemployment can be added to the federal treasurer’s wall of worries * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers in a speech last week offered the scant encouragement that the economy would be “a bit better” in a year’s time. Fast forward to Friday morning, and the treasurer revealed that his officials were busy downgrading their forecasts ahead of December’s mid-year budget update to show slower growth and higher unemployment. Continue reading...

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Jobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues

Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.

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Ohio labor market weakens in September • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio's unemployment went up between August and September while labor force participation went down, analysts reported last week.

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Ohio labor market weakens in September • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio's unemployment went up between August and September while labor force participation went down, analysts reported last week.

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U.S. jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July

So far this year, claims have remained at historically low levels, never topping 230,000 in a single week.

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New Mexico workforce participation at prepandemic levels but lags behind nearby states, report says • Source New Mexico

New Mexico's workforce participation has recovered after the pandemic but lags behind neighboring states, according to a new state report.

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Data centers boosted one Oregon town's economy, but some residents have had enough

When Facebook broke ground in 2010, Prineville, Oregon, had a dying timber industry and double-digit unemployment. Now, its economy's on a tear.