Unemployment
More contract hiring, higher foreign labour costs: The trends shaping Singapore’s manpower landscape in 2026
Gloomier hiring sentiment persists despite economy ending year on better-than-expected note
Rising costs are pushing inactive Britons back into the workforce
The inactivity rate has fallen to 21%, close to pre-pandemic norms
How Asia’s Gen Z is losing out to China’s US$1 trillion surplus
The political consequences of the new shock are already emerging
Australia’s November jobs fall most in nine months, unemployment rate steady
[SYDNEY] Australian employment fell in November by the most in nine months, while annual jobs growth slowed sharply from earlier this year, a sign the labour market is cooling and could ease pressure ...
Australian unemployment decline supports RBA rate-pause call
Jobs data are crucial for the RBA’s rate-setting board
UK unemployment at its highest since pandemic as jobs market cools
The jobless rate climbed to 5 per cent in the three months through September, up from 4.8 per cent the month before
Too afraid to quit? Welcome to job hugging
Amid economic uncertainty, employees are staying put for stability and security. What does this mean for employers?
US unemployment rate rounds up to 4.4% in October, Chicago Fed estimates
[WASHINGTON] The US jobless rate likely edged up in October to the highest in four years as the hiring rate for unemployed workers slowed and the rate of layoffs and other job separations increased, a...
New Zealand’s jobless rate increases to 5.3% in third quarter
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to 5.3 per cent in the third quarter, its highest level since 2016, while employment was steady compared with the previous quarter, according to data relea...
US weekly jobless claims fall, economists estimate
Claims at current estimated levels suggested the labour market remained stable
