Mismatch of jobs and skills in Greece
An OECD report confirms the considerable mismatch between the skills of the workforce and the jobs on offer…
From extreme heat to poor mental health: How climate change is harming the workplace
The workplace is rapidly becoming the next unsuspecting victim of climate change, with rising temperatures threatening millions of…
Work-Life Balance Tops Pay As Employees Re-Evaluate Priorities, But This Is ‘Mind-Boggling’ To Some CEOs
As Americans rethink what they want out of their careers, work-life balance is taking center stage. For the…
Part-time employment: Which countries have the highest rates and why?
While most employees work on a full-time schedule, part-time jobs are becoming more common as staff look for…
Social Security increases are coming soon — but there’s a catch
For the near 75 million Americans depending on Social Security benefits to survive, the SSA’s annual Cost of…
Unemployment rate at 8.6% in October
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October 2025 amounted to 8.6% compared to 9.7% in October 2024, and…
Fed Beige Book: Employers are leaning on AI, freezing hiring, changing hours to avoid layoffs
If a company wants to reduce its headcount, there are several levers it can pull. It could freeze…
Employment Services: Drop in number of job seekers
The Employment Service released its October labor-market report, showing a drop in jobseekers to 156,600.The figures, covering all…
Registered unemployment drops 7.8% in October
Registered unemployment totaled 768,001 people in October, down 7.8% from October 2024 and up 6.7% in comparison with…
FOMC notes show Powell facing a divided Fed as odds of interest cut falls
It’s looking increasingly likely that Jerome Powell’s Christmas gift to markets will be an economic lump of coal,…
Greece exports doctors, imports workers
Greece is emerging as both a major exporter of doctors and nurses and a significant importer of foreign…
China’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’ and spending entire days in bed
The millennial era of “work hard, play harder” and “girl bossing” has given way to a new trend.…