The latest data shows a tightening of Japan's labor market, with the ratio of job openings to seekers dropping slightly in October. One prefecture saw openings fall below the number of applicants for ...
Japan's unemployment rate in October held steady for the third straight month at 2.6 percent but the number of jobless people continued to increase while more women entered the workforce, government ...
Why job seekers feel the slowdown: Beige Book shows “low-hire, low-fire” trends, AI limiting new roles, before a 2026 rebound.
State-level unemployment claims can provide a real-time measure of national labor market conditions and the overall state of the economy. A rapid and widespread buildup of stress in state labor ...
Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper examines how oil shocks shape labor market outcomes across 89 countries from 1975 to 2022. Leveraging a ...
Reorganizations and layoffs have often made headlines in recent weeks, including trade union CNV warning that thousands of ...
Current AI systems could already replace 11.7 percent of the US labor market – primarily in administration and finance.
Investing.com -- Signs are mounting that the U.S. labor market is showing deeper cracks as Friday’s weak payrolls data pointed to broader weakness just around the corner. Jefferies economists flag ...
Despite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labor market. According to women's rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025—the ...
Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This SIP reviews the labor market constraints to growth and development in the Kyrgyz Republic, including gender-specific ...