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The number of unemployed rose slightly to 2.136 million, compared with 2.113 million in 2024, marking an increase of about 23,000 individuals, or 1.1 percent.
U.S. Steel said it would restart one of two idled blast furnaces at an Illinois steel plant, creating up to 500 jobs.
Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, dropping for a second straight week as labor market conditions tightened further.
China’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest point in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September.
