# Unemployment

US jobless claims edged down last week, signaling labor market stabilization, while concerns grow about AI's potential to cause massive future unemployment.

### About Unemployment
Unemployment refers to the state of being jobless and actively seeking employment.  

### Top Unemployment News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"US applications for jobless benefits a proxy for layoffs tick down to [------] last week. AP News U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week remaining at historically healthy levels despite recent high-profile layoff announcements"  
[News Link](https://apnews.com/article/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor-21ccf4e6ebbcabbc424e2feb56f0fee7) [@AP](/creator/x/AP) 2026-01-29T13:44Z 15.4M followers, 42K engagements


"Englands most deprived areas to get worse by next election report for No [--] finds England The Guardian Exclusive: the [---] most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes report says"  
[News Link](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/28/englands-most-deprived-areas-to-get-worse-by-next-election-report-for-no-10-finds) [@guardian](/creator/x/guardian) 2026-01-28T10:05Z 10.3M followers, 11.2K engagements


"Jobs report December 2025: Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by [-----] in December as the unemployment rate moved lower to 4.5%"  
[News Link](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/jobs-report-december-2025.html) [@CNBCi](/creator/x/CNBCi) 2026-01-09T13:44Z 181.8K followers, 90.7K engagements


"Out of a job and on benefits: Why Britain isn't working Money News Sky News Rising unemployment falling job vacancies and millions have given up looking for work as mental health problems take their toll and the benefits bill soars"  
[News Link](https://news.sky.com/story/out-of-a-job-and-on-benefits-why-britain-isnt-working-13483807) [@SkyNews](/creator/x/SkyNews) 2025-12-16T12:48Z 8.6M followers, 188.9K engagements



### Top Unemployment Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"Greece records second-lowest unemployment rate in [--] years with the jobless rate falling to 7.5%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stats_feed/status/2017086977795834362) [@stats_feed](/creator/x/stats_feed) 2026-01-30T04:06Z 5M followers, 49K engagements


"GDP is only half the story. 📊 With unemployment under 4.5% and assets like stocks gold and real estate hitting all-time highs those holding assets are seeing massive growth. A solid surface-level update on the economy via @jonxlaw 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/chesnyfcb/status/2017044428980937177) [@chesnyfcb](/creator/x/chesnyfcb) 2026-01-30T01:17Z 10.9K followers, 47.2K engagements


"Mastercard beats. Lays off 4% of its workforce. Amazon hugely profitable. Lays off [-----]. Tech is the canary in the coal mine. Unemployment is probably as low as it will be the rest of our lives. Ai is coming. Now. And its going to decimate corporate Americas workforce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BullyEsq/status/2017019047284498877) [@BullyEsq](/creator/x/BullyEsq) 2026-01-29T23:36Z 122.1K followers, [----] engagements


"So far Trump has delivered: No affordability No mass deportations No spending cuts [--] countries bombs Families not being able to afford car or home prices Higher unemployment Fewer job postings Kissing the wall You winning yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/VladTheInflator/status/2017016576508342654) [@VladTheInflator](/creator/x/VladTheInflator) 2026-01-29T23:26Z 205.7K followers, 94.9K engagements

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