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Labour Market

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

Reasons for middle managers having a hard time range from companies cutting costs in an uncertain economic environment to technology taking over some management tasks.
Opinion & Features

‘Unbossing’: Bonfire of the middle managers

Challenger, Gray & Christmas said planned job cuts dropped 37% month-on-month to 54,064 in September.
International

US layoffs fall in September but year-to-date planned hiring at lowest in 16 years

Job openings, a measure of labour demand, rose 19,000 to 7.227 million by the last day of August.
International

US job openings increase moderately in August; hiring declines

US payroll growth has softened considerably, to an average of only 29,000 jobs per month in the three months through August, compared with 82,000 during the same period in 2024.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

How to explain 4% growth and no jobs

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