Definition: A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying ...

Labour force participation tells us how many people are active in the labour market and how many have dropped out of it. It is just one piece of a larger puzzle, but it is essential to understanding ...

In a recent report on the labour market of Bangladesh published in The Daily Star, one of the key issues highlighted is the mismatch in the labour market, particularly between the oversupply of ...

The Cabinet this week approved measures to expand labour market access for students and attract skilled professionals from abroad. These initiatives aim to address growing employment demands and ...

In December, Fed Chair Jay Powell said that the labor market didn’t need any more softening to get inflation to resume its path downward. At the time, all signs pointed to a cooling, but still ...

What do these numbers say about the labor market as we head into 2025? Payroll growth has been somewhat uneven over the past half year, with two strong months in a row (November and December ...

Back in 2022, when the labor market was so hot that Beyoncé even released a song about it, Americans were job hopping in large numbers, boosting their salary in the process. The Great Resignation ...

The United States has reported a decline in initial jobless claims, a key indicator of labour market health. For the week ending December 14, claims fell by 22,000 to 220,000, well below the ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to an 11-month low last week, pointing to a stable labor market, though a slowdown in ...

The initial print showed the U.S. economy lost a net 140,000 jobs, according to Department of Labor data. Although that number was eventually revised down to a loss of more than 300,000 jobs.

The year 2024 saw India’s labour landscape at a pivotal moment, grappling with legacy challenges while embracing opportunities presented by the rapidly expanding gig economy. Platforms such as ...