Marriages in China fell 20% last year, reaching a record low of 6.1 million. The drop presents a challenge to China's efforts to counter its declining birthrate. High youth unemployment and ...

Despite Bangladesh’s demographic potential, nearly half of its working-age population remains outside the labour force, with youth and women facing the brunt of unemployment ...

The European Union is scrambling to cut taxes on American cars in a bid to avert a trade war with Donald Trump.

U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs ...

In January, the unemployment rate was 6.6%, a notch below the 6.7% seen in the prior month and the economy added a net of ...

South Africa faces a crisis that is described as a “ticking time bomb” by a macroeconomist at Rand Merchant Bank.

With consumers spending and businesses confident, the baseline outlook among Fed officials and many economists is for job ...

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The low hiring rate shows the labor market is "standing over a cliff," says Kathryn Anne Edwards. Per JOLTS, openings ...

Claudia Sahm, expert on monetary and fiscal policy, discusses the Sahm Rule, labor supply and unprecedented economic events.

Morocco’s unemployment rate rose to 13.3% in 2024 from 13% a year earlier, as the farming sector continues to shed jobs due ...