Second round of August 2025 Social Security payments sent this week
As Social Security turns 90, Congress faces financial deadline Social Security has a cash flow problem. For years,…
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers shared office space for US$4 a day, promotes personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up…
Joblessness is far worse than we thought it was
The curse of joblessness won’t leave us. And it is getting worse. Unemployment, from a peak of 8%…
Estonia’s modest drop in unemployment buoyed by seasonal work, says fund | News
Statistics Estonia’s latest figures show a modest quarterly drop in unemployment, but the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (EUIF)…
Unemployment rate improves in July, falling to 4.2 per cent as full-time jobs surge
Australia’s unemployment rate improved in July, edging lower to 4.2 per cent from 4.3 per cent in June,…
Long hunts, few replies: Singapore university graduates finding it tough in job market, CNA poll shows
More than half of those polled by CNA (56.2 per cent) said that understanding employer expectations would improve…
China’s Gen Z unemployment is so bad that young job-seekers are paying to pretend to work in an office
Gen Z graduates are stepping out of college with prestigious degrees, only to be met with a sluggish…
Job Market: AI-Driven ‘Jobless Recovery’ Could Hit These Workers Hard
There’s one group of workers that could be in for a particularly rough time as AI becomes more…
This unprecedented shift in unemployment suggests AI could strand white-collar knowledge workers in a jobless recovery after the next recession
Businesses trying to do more with less have historically leaned on automation during recessions, but the advent of…
Markets are near certain of a September rate cut as more presidents turn dovish
For the majority of 2025, analysts and investors have begrudgingly backed the stance of Jerome Powell and the…
Degrees used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month to no luck
Going to college and getting a degree was once a ticket to white-collar success—but now graduates are up…
How Hurricane Helene impacted the job market in Western North Carolina: report
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — For many workers throughout Western North Carolina, Hurricane Helene didn’t just flood roads and…