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Labour Market

Opinion & Features

Australia’s economy is suddenly in too good a place

Many step away from work not because they must, but because they need to: so that they can care for others, recover from burnout, or realign their careers with evolving values.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Why Singapore needs a transition lane – not a handout – for mid-career reinvention

ADP said in a statement it would publish a weekly preliminary estimate of the ADP National Employment Report every Tuesday effective Oct 28.
International

US private payrolls rise by average 14,250 in early October: ADP weekly data

What the meetings between the IMF and World Bank have consistently failed to deliver is clear, coordinated political will to address economic challenges, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Little reassurance from IMF-World Bank meetings

The number of employees on payrolls dropped 10,000 in September following a revised increase of 10,000 the month before.
Banking & Finance

UK jobs market slowdown shows signs of easing before budget

The smoothness of transitions between school and work affects both youth well-being and also the adaptability of the broader economy, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Early-career continuity is a competitive advantage

Across Singapore, the overall budgeted salary increase for 2026 is projected to be 4.3 per cent, unchanged from salary growth for 2025, according to Aon’s 2025 Salary Increase and Turnover Study, which surveyed over 700 companies across South-east Asia.
Singapore

Singapore’s turnover rate rises more steeply amid steady wage growth: poll

“The employment rate is generally high, but the young struggle to find jobs,” the World Bank said.
Global Enterprise

Asia’s youth struggle to find good jobs, World Bank warns

The labour market has stagnated with businesses not firing employees on a large scale, but also reluctant to hire more workers.
International

US weekly jobless claims rose moderately during last week of September: Haver Analytics

More than half of Indonesia’s workers still rely on casual jobs. These positions are more likely to be irregular, offering little security and meagre wages.
Opinion & Features

Gen Z’s rage in Asia is stoked by a staggering jobs crisis

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