Economy
The Pension Reform That Sparked a Summer of Strikes Across France
As is common in France, it began with a number. 64 years old. By the time the dust settled five months later, over a million people had marched…
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The Workforce Metric Wall Street Is Suddenly Obsessed With
Every month on the first Friday, a certain kind of dread descends upon trading desks. The jobs report arrives at that time, but recently it has been arriving…
Economy
Why India’s Job Market Can’t Keep Pace With Its Own Population Boom
In Indian cities, you begin to recognize a certain type of crowd. Young men and women waiting in lines that stretch around city blocks for jobs that shouldn't…
Economy
Why the World Bank’s Latest Labor Report Has Economists Rethinking Global Growth
Every World Bank report has a specific point at which the tone subtly changes from cautious to gloomy, and this year that point comes early. The bank now…
Economy
Why Japan’s Wage Growth Data Finally Broke a Three-Decade Streak
When nothing changes for thirty years, a certain kind of fatigue enters a nation's economic discourse. Nearly everyone in Tokyo will respond to your question about wages with…
Economy
Why Mexico’s Remittance Data Is Becoming a Surprising Labor Market Indicator
A woman named Lupita operates a small office in Morelia, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, where a remittance pickup counter is nestled between a pharmacy and a…
Economy
The Surprising Industries Hiring the Most People Right Now, According to New Data
Most people will likely guess tech or possibly finance when asked which industries are hiring at the moment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest projections present a different…
Workforce
US Workforce by Sector: Where Nearly 170 Million Americans Actually Work
One figure that is frequently overlooked in the typical headlines about the unemployment rate is 170.7 million. As of early 2025, that was the largest number of Americans…
Economy
The Productivity Number That Has Silicon Valley Worried About AI’s Real Payoff
This year, there's a figure that's being discussed in boardrooms and during earnings calls that no one really wants to say aloud. Approximately 90% of businesses actively utilizing…
Workforce
The Labor Statistic That Reveals Just How Tired America’s Workforce Really Is
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report contains a figure that seldom makes news, but it may be the most accurate representation of how exhausted American workers have…
