Need some ‘motherly warmth’? In Japan, you can hire a grandma for as little as $60
As a grandmother-for-hire, 69-year-old Taeko Kaji performs a variety of tasks — from cleaning to cooking to giving…
Americans’ confidence in finding a new job falls to record low
Job seekers’ confidence in finding new employment has fallen, a new survey reveals. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Forget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible
Ever since the pandemic, American workers have clung to their remote schedules for as long as possible as…
Some Things We Can Say About the State of the Labor Market – Bloomberg.com
Some Things We Can Say About the State of the Labor Market Bloomberg.comUnemployed workers outnumber available jobs for first…
AI is leading to thousands of job losses, report finds
The U.S. job market, already showing the strain from global trade tensions, is showing early signs of another…
We now expect a 50bps Fed cut in September – Standard Chartered
August non-farm payrolls rose just 22k, well below the 75k consensus; three-month average is now 29k. The unemployment…
Why are job gains disappearing?
The labor market is in a summer-long slowdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its August jobs…
Grads are flocking to this business degree with little or no work experience amid a tough job market
It’s a tough time to be graduating from college—fresh-faced Gen Zers are stepping into an uncertain market riddled…
Initial Jobless Claims rose to 237K last week
Initial Jobless Claims increased to 237K the previous week.Continuing Jobless Claims dropped to 1.940M. According to a report…
Millions of Gen Zers are jobless—and unemployment is mainly affecting men
Although Gen Z men and women face the same labor market hurdles after college graduation, young male professionals…
US labour market appears to be cooling further – Commerzbank
Yesterday’s US labour market figures showed that the labour market is cooling down slowly: job vacancies fell more…
Sluggish jobs growth strengthens case for Fed cut this month
The CME Group’s FedWatch, a gauge of financial markets’ expectations towards upcoming Federal Reserve decisions, now sees chances…