Unemployment
The share of the labor force without work; a core gauge of economic health.
Coverage of Unemployment is holding steady : 4 signals on the latest tracked day, down 56% from its three-week baseline of 9, across 3 domains (down from 4 a week ago). That makes it the #277 most-covered of the 289 concerns we track.
Unemployment is steady by its own history. Its normal rhythm is about 9 signals a day across 3 domains (25 tracked days). A real move would be a day at 12+ signals — 25% above that baseline, the bar our trend read calls accelerating — or a spread into domains beyond its usual 3. That is the move that would push it up the Wire.
What’s changed
- Trump's grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring, as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls · Reddit r/economics · 2026-08-17
- The week in charts: Price pressures, youth unemployment, chairman exit · Mint economy · 2026-08-15
- Youth unemployment, housing misfire and AI legal gray zones — Ep. 145 · Korea Pro · 2026-08-14
- South Africa: Urgent Govt Action Urged As Unemployment Crisis Deepens · AllAfrica Latest Headlines · 2026-08-14
- Global youth unemployment rises amid sluggish job creation and looming AI risk, UN labour agency says · Reddit r/economics · 2026-08-13
- South Africa's unemployment rate rises in second quarter · Reuters · 2026-08-12
What the reporting says
Across 159 tracked stories from 63 outlets, reporting on Unemployment most often describes economic releases (38), rate decisions (5), elections (3), price levels (3), public statements (2), acquisition (1).
It shows up alongside AI (43), Inflation (37), Federal Reserve (30), Interest Rates (28), Oil (25), CPI (22), Iran (22), Housing (19).
Two steps out: Anthropic (through AI, 43 shared stories on the weaker link); Aug (through AI, 43 shared stories on the weaker link); China (through AI, 43 shared stories on the weaker link); Google (through AI, 43 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Mar 6, with coverage on 26 separate days.