{
  "id": 6670009,
  "title": "OECD unemployment rate at 4.9% in July 2026, its lowest level in a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/oecd-unemployment-rate-at-4-9-in-july-2026-its-lowest-level-in-a-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T00:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/economy/oecd-unemployment-rate-at-49-in-july-2026-its-lowest-level-in-a-year-1.500670458"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The OECD reported a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.9% in July 2026, marking its lowest level in a year. The number of unemployed individuals fell to 34.7 million, the lowest since records began. Unemployment rates remained steady at 6.1% in the European Union and 6.4% in the euro area, while Japan, Mexico, and Korea had rates below 3.0%. However, Finland and Spain reported double-digit unemployment rates, with Finland nearly 5 percentage points above its historic low. Youth unemployment also declined to 11.0%, with double-digit rates in 30 OECD countries, including several in the European Union.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}