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Employment Trends

Job Losses Job Cuts Job Creation Layoffs Job Growth Job Openings Hiring Practices Job Reductions Private Sector Employment Unemployment Rates

U.S. Jobless Claims Drop as Skilled Worker Shortages Persist

The fall in claims points to broad labor-market stability that could ease near-term wage and inflation pressure.

Volkswagen Eyes Up to 100,000 Job Cuts and Four German Plant Closures

Mexico’s Unemployment Rises to 2.8% as Monthly Job Losses Signal a Weaker Labor Market

IMSS Reports Nearly 30,000 Formal Jobs Lost in May

UK Permanent Hiring Falls Again as Firms Shift to Temp Staff

Job Openings Spike to 7.6 Million as Hiring Slows

AI Agents Are Reshaping Brazil’s Bureaucracy

Germany’s Employment Falls Again in Q1 as Industry Sheds Jobs

Germany’s New Founders Skew Younger as Side‑Business Starts Jump

Argentina Loses 24,437 Registered Employers Under Milei, Exceeding Pandemic Drop

Randstad Forecasts 790,000 Summer Hires in Spain, Up 12% on 2025

Mexico’s April Job Gains Lift Formal Payrolls but Still Trail December Losses

UK Permanent Hiring Slumps in April as Firms Favour Temp Staff

Hires Jump as Openings Hold Near 6.9 Million, Pointing to a Steadier Labor Market

Nissan to Cut 900 Jobs in Europe as Restructuring Hits Catalonia and Sunderland

VW Delays Integration of Saxony Plants Into Parent Company

U.S. Consumer Confidence Edges Up in April to 92.8

U.S. Jobless Claims Tick Up to 214,000 as Layoffs Stay Low

Santa Fe Manufacturing Plunges 14.9% in February to Second-Lowest Level Since 2016

India’s Unemployment Rises to 5.1% in March on Urban Uptick