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U.S. Labor Force Drops as 720,000 People Exit in June

Demographic shifts coupled with lower immigration point to a smaller pool of available workers that blurs conventional measures of joblessness.

Government Opens Consultation on Paid Carer’s Leave and Right to Return

Japan Births and Fertility Hit Record Lows in 2025

Coalition to Replace Eight‑Hour Day With Weekly Cap, Exposing Major Political Rift

Part-Time Work Reaches Record Share in Germany as Full-Time Hours Fall

Brazil Sets Phased Expansion of Paternity Leave to 20 Days by 2029

Bay Area Study Warns Mass Deportations Would Cut GDP by $67 Billion Annually

CSJ Warns UK Pension Age May Need to Reach 75 as Birth Rate Hits Record Low

Axis Bank Says India Must Raise Women’s Paid-Work Participation to Sustain 7% Growth

New Data Show Brazil’s Boardrooms Remain Largely Male as Progress Stalls

Victoria Sets Two-Day Work-From-Home Right Across All Workplaces for Sept. 1

Mercedes CEO Warns Germany Risks Economic Slide and Right-Wing Surge

Germany’s Kita Shortfall Spurs State Action as Schleswig-Holstein Unveils €35 Million Plan

Dutch Unemployment Holds at 4.0% in December as Youth Drive 2025 Rise

Prognos Survey Finds Flexible Work Could Lift Hours for Part-Time Mothers in Germany

NESC Warns Ireland of 'Vicious Downward Cycle' as Births Fall

Corporate Support for Women Recedes as Report Finds First-Ever Ambition Gap, Rising Burnout

‘Out of Office for Care’ Launches as 450,000 Women Leave U.S. Workforce

South Korea Sets Record for Working Mothers as Career Breaks Fall to New Low

India Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2% on Rural Farm Boost, Urban Rate Inches Up