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Finland & Spain Have The Highest Unemployment Rates, Japan The Lowest
Finland & Spain Have The Highest Unemployment Rates, Japan The Lowest
Unemployment across the OECD averaged 4.9% in May 2026, but labor market conditions continued to vary significantly from one country to another as economic growth slowed across parts of the developed world.
This visualization ranks seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for people aged 15 and older across OECD member countries in May 2026, using data from the OECD.
Finland Tops the Ranking
Finland recorded the highest unemployment rate among OECD countries at 10.8%, narrowly ahead of Spain at 10.3%.
The country’s labor market challenges have been...
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May 22, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Trillion-Dollar Man
The Trillion-Dollar Man
Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com,
If he had any, Bernie would be pulling his hair out at the prospect of Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire.
Socialist imbeciles spurn success, preferring downtrodden masses who wallow in government dependence rather than exerting individual independence. As is well known, socialists portray billionaires as a "policy mistake."
Extrapolating from that, they must consider the potential coming of trillionaires as a policy catastrophe.
The first man likely to reach that lofty target -- if his companies meet stringent performance objectives -- is Elon Musk.
At first...
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Satire Or Serious: "Why Didn't The Unvaccinated Do More To Warn Us?"
Jul 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Signal No Labor Market Stress
Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Signal No Labor Market Stress
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time dipped last week to 215k (218k exp), continuing to show labor market resilience in the face of slumping sentiment.
...basically unchanged in five years.
Continuing claims ticked higher but remains well off cycle highs from last fall...
So once again, claims data shows no signs of the pain that sentiment surveys suggest...
...even though payrolls data suggests deterioration.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 07/02/2026 - 08:53
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