Economics ❯ Labor Market

Employment Trends

Job Losses Job Growth Job Creation Job Cuts Job Security Layoffs Unemployment Rates Youth Employment Job Reductions Public Sector Employment

Jobless Claims Hold at 206,000 and Signal Few Layoffs

Low weekly filings leave policymakers uncertain about overall hiring or how much slack remains in the labor market.

Jaguar Land Rover to Cut About 4,000 Jobs in Two‑Year Restructure

Volkswagen Agrees to Sell Osnabrück Plant for Defence Production

Mamdani Creates Mayor’s Office of Worker Power

EAT Overturns Next’s Equal‑Pay Basic Pay Ruling

Non‑College Young Workers Reach Two‑Decade Low in Unemployment

Nearly All August Job Gains Went to Women as U.S. Payrolls Rose 162,000

Federal Work Rules Reimpose Time Limits on California’s CalFresh

U.S. Job Openings Tick Up to 7.27 Million as Labor Demand Remains Muted

Chinese Auto‑Lighting Supplier Removes 107 New Graduates Before Probation, Issues Apology

Abbott Proposes Ban on H-1B Workers and Foreign Funding in Texas Public Schools

Argentina Proposes Using ANSES Pension Reserve to Fund Long‑Term Bank Loans

Bundeswehr Reaches 186,700 Personnel Target

Brazil Reports Big Formal Job Gains as Unemployment Falls to 5.4%

Foreign-Affiliated Workers in Spain Reach Record 3.51 Million

Mexico Posts Large Yearly Gain in Formal Jobs While Argentina Sees Accelerating Losses of Firms and Covered Workers

German Auto Industry Falls to Lowest Employment Since 2005 After Losing 42,300 Jobs

Fixed-Term Work Falls but Young Germans Still Hit Hard

Credit-Card Balances Rise in Mexico as Consumer Delinquency Increases

Housing Blocks Youth Independence Despite Stronger Job Contracts