Is the US labor market in the calm before the storm? Economists say the Beveridge curve is the signal to watch.

Economists say the last jobs report of the year could shed new light on what workers still need information on about the ...

Despite a cooling labor market and fewer job openings, nearly half of U.S. workers plan to search for new jobs in 2026 amid burnout and pay concerns.

Twice a year, the World Economic Forum releases a report called The Future of Jobs to offer insight into emerging labour market trends. The report, which forecasts trends over 2025 to 2030, is based ...

Job listings in the United States in 2021 grew plentiful while unemployment was low. To many policymakers and academics, the labor market looked hot. Recognizing the importance of inflation in such ...

An unsettled labor market is usually an indication of a troubled economy. In fact, a rapidly increasing unemployment rate characterizes the start of recessions. Therefore, a timely and accurate ...

This paper examines how oil shocks shape labor market outcomes across 89 countries from 1975 to 2022. Leveraging a high-frequency oil supply shock series and a rich panel of quarterly labor market ...

Beneath strong headline numbers, key labor market ratios show clear signs of late-cycle weakness and slowing demand for workers. Prime-age employment, participation, and full-time job ratios have all ...

State-level unemployment claims can provide a real-time measure of national labor market conditions and the overall state of the economy. A rapid and widespread buildup of stress in state labor ...

After three ‘lost decades’ of economic performance, wages in Japan showed signs of positive growth in 2024. To deliver sustained increases to real wages, Japan must improve labour productivity growth.

Job listings in the United States in 2021 grew plentiful while unemployment was low. To many policymakers and academics, the labor market looked hot. In a working paper published with the National ...