The mainstream media was predictably quick to denounce the labor market as weak according to November’s jobs report, but the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an economist specializing in labor markets and policy. Employers added 206,000 payroll jobs in June, according to the new ...

April’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed continued growth. The numbers moderated at a lower level compared to recent months, but they showed a healthy 175,000 jobs added. Not ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the U.S. labor market remains strong, employers and workers face significant regulatory and fiscal headwinds. Small businesses report that inflation and labor quality and costs are their most ...

A majority of the nation’s 36 million workers ages 25 to 34 have not completed a four-year college degree. In 2023, there were 19 million young workers who had some college or less education, ...

High levels of unemployment and underemployment among young people, especially girls aged 18 to 24, are observed throughout ...

On 7 June 2024, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) introduced the new accredited official statistics badge, to denote official statistics that have been independently reviewed by the OSR.

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? But the reaction at home was anything but celebratory. On social media, young Chinese asked why the government was opening its doors to foreign ...