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Labor Economics

Inflation, interest rates and participation shaping employment.

Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Escalates Fight With Ottawa Over Layoffs
Cleveland-Cliffs' CEO publicly attacked PM Mark Carney and praised Trump, escalating a fight with Ottawa over…
03:35 PMOct 19
International Graduates in Australia Struggle to Find Degree-Matched Jobs
International graduates in Australia struggle to secure jobs matching their qualifications, VnExpress Interna…
03:35 PMOct 19
Stelco's U.S. Owner Touts "Strongest Quarter" After Layoffs
Stelco's U.S. owner calls its latest quarter the "strongest" just weeks after announcing layoffs at the Hamil…
03:05 PMOct 19
H-1B Fees Rise as Rules Tighten and Layoffs Draw Scrutiny
Employers face higher H-1B fees, tightened eligibility rules and new layoff scrutiny, raising the cost and ri…
01:30 PMOct 19
German Industry Study Warns of Rapid Job Losses Ahead
Blue News reports a study forecasts rapid job losses across German industry, though the headline alone provid…
10:30 AMOct 19
Fed counts AI investment as inflation driver; workers may pay the cost
The Federal Reserve now treats AI capex as a U.S. inflation contributor, with 93.3 The Drive surfacing a fram…
10:30 AMOct 19
Korean Shipyards Have the Orders. Labor Rigidities May Cap How Many More They Can Take
Korean shipbuilders are turning the corner on demand, but The Korea Times reports labor rigidity is now the b…
04:25 AMOct 19
Fed Beige Book: AI Is Now Cutting Jobs in 5 of 12 Districts
The Fed's latest Beige Book reports AI is starting to cost jobs in 5 of 12 districts — the first multi-distri…
03:25 AMOct 19
RBA: Australia's Job Market Is Cooling Faster Than Expected
Australia's central bank says the labour market is cooling faster than it forecast, a signal that hiring, wag…
01:50 AMOct 19
Advanced Economies Face Tight Labor Markets, McKinsey Warns
McKinsey & Company charts persistent labor-market tightness across advanced economies, with uneven strain tha…
08:47 PMOct 18
Migration policy walks a tightrope between workforce health and growth
Policy debate over finding a migration 'sweet spot' puts labor-force health and population growth on a collis…
08:17 PMOct 18
Malaysia Reopens Its Labour Market, but Old Concerns Persist
Kuala Lumpur has reopened its labour market to foreign hiring, The Daily Star reports, but the structural con…
06:12 PMOct 18

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