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Texas’ boom-bust oil and gas business is booming for workers — for now

In the Texas oil patch, average pay has always been higher than in most industries, and it’s apparently rising fast, according to a June energy survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

US jobless claims hit eight-month high as labor market cools

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose for a third week to the highest since November as more companies announce job cuts, suggesting some softening in the labor market.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Americans filing jobless claims at highest level in 8 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in more than eight months, a sign the labor market may be showing some weakness

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

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Chinese Mortgage Boycott Gains Steam

Homebuyers’ threats to stop payments on unfinished projects could deepen an ongoing real estate crisis.

Foreign Policy · Jul 20, 2022

Wages growth should be skyrocketing on the back of Australia’s low unemployment. Is the system broken?

The hope for productivity driving wages growth will only occur if the labour market truly becomes fair

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022

Violence against Women Sparks Concerns in Algeria

A new investigation by Algeria’s National Health Institute revealed that one in ten women are experiencing violence at least six times per year. The results of the investigation showed that 69 percent of the attackers are educated males with an average age of 37 years, suggesting that “education is not…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022

Rhode Island auditor general reports $550 million in unemployment insurance fraud during pandemic

Rhode Island Auditor General Dennis Hoyle released a report on July 12, 2022, estimating the state paid $550 million of fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. The figure was up over the previous fiscal year in which the state estimated $171 million of fraudulent…

Ballotpedia · Jul 19, 2022

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FTSE 100 Live: Record pay squeeze revealed, unemployment rate holds firm

Pay in real terms is dropping faster than at any time since records began in 2001, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

North East unemployment falls slightly but remains highest in UK

New figures show real wages are falling nationally at the highest rate since records began in 2001

Chronicle Live · Jul 19, 2022

Unemployment falls but wages drop at fastest rate since 2001

The number of people in employment remains below pre-pandemic levels

Wales Online · Jul 19, 2022

Labour shortage threatens Australia’s post-pandemic resurgence

Unemployment has hit a near 50-year low but companies are struggling to find workers

Financial Times · Jul 19, 2022

As Australian job vacancies double, which sectors are facing the biggest labour shortages?

With almost full employment, nearly everyone willing and able to work is in a position already. So which industries are feeling the squeeze, and why?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2022

Charles Darwin University returns to north-east Arnhem Land to deliver courses on country

University courses have returned to a far-flung corner of the Northern Territory, in a bid to try and turn around high unemployment rates, and skill people up in remote communities.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Muslims’ high unemployment rate ‘not due to cultural and religious practices’

Study challenges idea poor outcomes are due to Muslims’ so-called ‘sociocultural attitudes’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

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The Hindu · Jul 16, 2022

Opposition demands debate on Agnipath scheme in Monsoon Session of Parliament

Several Opposition parties, including TMC, BJD, Shiv Sena, TDP, Akali Dal, CPI(M),CPI, RSP and JMM, skipped the meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker

The New Daily · Jul 15, 2022

Michael Pascoe: ‘Everyone’ was wrong about wages – and they may be again

Workers don’t think their boss is open to giving a fat pay increase, writes Michael Pascoe. Fears of a a wage-price spiral are well overblown.

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

Employment rate increasing in July after fall in June: CMIE

KOLKATA: After witnessing a steep fall in employment rate in June 2022, economic think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has estimated that the trend has been reversing in the current month.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

Digital labour platforms subject global South workers to 'algorithmic insecurity'

Digital labour platforms are rapidly transforming the world of work. Many governments in the global south have welcomed platforms that bring businesses, workers and consumers together, creating opportunities to reduce unemployment. But what happens when jobs are turned into tasks? Workers are increasingly managed by apps that allocate these tasks…

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The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future

The Middle East’s population is growing almost twice as fast as the world overall, and one-third of its people are under the age of 15.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Is there upside to political polarisation?

While there are no ironclad laws of politics, two tendencies in the United States -- midterm swings against the incumbent party (the "midterm blues") and the negative electoral effects of inflation and unemployment ("political business cycles") -- come pretty close. US President Joe Biden (whose approval rating has sunk for…

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

US jobless claims rise to highest since November in holiday week

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose to the highest level since November during the week that included the July 4 holiday, led by a big jump in New York.

The New Daily · Jul 14, 2022

‘Secret weapon’: Female jobs boom drives COVID recovery as unemployment rate falls

Women have emerged as a “secret weapon” driving Australia’s world leading COVID recovery, with a huge rise in female jobs easing labour shortages.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

The Loop: Authorities rush to slow new COVID-19 wave, unemployment drops again, and look out for the biggest supermoon of the year

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The Conversation · Jul 14, 2022

3.5% unemployment: Australia's jobless rate at its lowest since 1974

It’s not an academic way to start an article about Australia’s latest jobs numbers, but all I can think is “wow”.

The News Lens · Jul 14, 2022

Can India Tackle Its Population Challenge?

Around 22% of the global workforce over the next three decades is expected to come from India. Experts say unemployment in the country will be “a huge problem” if more skilled workers are not trained.

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