Over 2.4 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 16, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the U.S. job market.
The U.S. Latino community is being slammed by COVID-19. "We are dying at a higher rate because we have no other choice… These are the delivery food people, the people that are th
A nurse checks a patient who came in for testing at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) clinic at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2020. /Reuters Australian jobs plunged by the mos
Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.8 percent in the first quarter (Q1) compared to the same period of last year, Italy's National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) said Thursday. Comp
Medics work at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site of the Israeli Magen David Adom emergency medical service at a Palestinian neighborhood in the Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, April 2, 2020. /Xi
A total of 5.245 million more Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 11 as the coronavirus pandemic continues making impact in the country.According to latest U.S. De
The Portuguese government will reactivate national economy with the Eurogroup's around half a trillion euro-financial aid package, a government official pledged on Friday. In an interview with T
02:34 The United States' death toll from COVID-19 has topped 16,000. As coronavirus cases increase, so does the number of people losing their jobs. Millions more Americans are filing f
02:51 Last two weeks of March saw around 10 million Americans file for unemployment benefits - setting a historic record for the country.Those laid off are now pinning their hopes on a
People walk among U.S. flags with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington, U.S. /AP Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic caused another surge
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Saturday that 750,000 workers, or 15 percent of the Swiss working population, have applied for partial unemployment, a mean to obtain
US President Donald Trump has signed a 2.2 trillion dollar stimulus package into law. It is designed to help people and companies affected by the spread of the coronavi
Logo of Olympique Lyonnais of Ligue 1. /VCG Though Ligue 1 so far has no positive test results for COVID-19, France's top football league is not immune from the spreading pandemic, at least no
The two top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to support a series of steps to help Americans deal with the coronavirus outbreak — fro
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States rose last week, according to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. The number of people filing for U.S. unem
People across the United States marked the 25th Martin Luther King Day of Service.It commemorates the life of the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. Monday's events fall at a contr
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region created a total of 480,900 urban jobs in 2019, through nurturing a favorable employment and entrepreneurial environment, local authorities said. Th