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Female labour force participation is falling because families can’t get affordable, flexible childcare
Amid crippling worker shortages, some employers are loosening job requirements
Upskilling programmes are helping companies recruit and retain staff in a tight jobs market
Unionisation surge partly reflects a labour shortage that has increased collective bargaining power
Rise in wages is structural with labour set to take an increasing share of corporate income
Despite job cuts and slowing growth in some parts of the sector, recruiters say others are holding firm
And the fallout from the stablecoin mess
Taiwan’s tech titan faces off with Intel in Arizona’s tight labour market
Fed governor says inactive vacancies prove interest rates can rise without hitting labour market
World’s largest economy added 390,000 jobs in May
‘If you can do it in Tahoe, you can do it in India’
Tech group faces unionisation push as workers complain of more difficult conditions
Inflation and supply chain disruption are undercutting political gains from the economic rebound
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán declares state of emergency over ‘economic crisis’ caused by Ukraine war
Nearly every employer is struggling to hire, but the problem is more acute for some
This series examines what a historically tight jobs market means for US workers, businesses and policymakers
In Atlanta, the unemployment rate is at a record low but the return of inflation means falling real wages
Sector had 1.3mn openings in March but filled less than 30,000 in April, data show
Unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% while wages continued to climb
Number of job openings reaches high of 11.5mn as employers struggle to fill positions
Company accused of using US community programme to mask safety crisis
Post-pandemic push by workers to organise may prove expensive but it could help minimise churn
Unemployment rate falls to 3.6% in latest data suggesting Fed will intervene to prevent overheating
Workers are cashing in on their bargaining power but wages struggle to keep up with prices
Financial pressures and flexible working may compel retirees to rejoin the workforce
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