labor-economics

Unionized workers at Cargill's Fort Morgan, Colorado, beef processing plant voted to approve a new contract. The agreement resolves a labor dispute and clears the way for the facility to resume cattle slaughter after a pause since April. A new five-year contract raises base pay for workers by $1.40 per hour in year one. The post Cargill Workers Reach Deal to Reopen Fort Morgan Beef Plant appeared…

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security

New Adelaide University research shows while higher education (HE) in Australia continues to deliver a substantial wage premium, education, skills and labour-market policy need to more closely align.

The Gujarat government's approval of 12-hour work shifts at Micron Technology's Sanand assembly and test plant is more than just a single-factory ruling. It is the clearest sign yet that Indian states are willing to reshape decades-old labor rules to fit the round-the-clock demands of semiconductor manufacturing, as they compete for a slice of a global chip supply chain shifting away from China.

Gen Z puts high priority on jobs with meaning, purpose, but sees daunting hurdles Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer August 3, 2026 7 min read Sch... #workeconomy, #business, #mentalhealth, #qa, #inequality, #supereducational

The challenge is not job creation, but how to find the workers we need. There’s much the government can do, from childcare to migration.

In France, research shows that geographic clusters of industries that share similar knowledge bases and technologies have boosted employment in and across regions.

AI is creating new opportunities for some and new vulnerabilities for others, deepening the socioeconomic inequalities already embedded in the labour market.

Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.

Unlocking this hidden workforce could be a game-changer in strengthening Australia’s social fabric.

A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.

College sports are undergoing a transformation with the rise of NIL deals, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness

The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated?

Savita Bhimanagouda Patil, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur Dr. Venoo Rajpurohit, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of India's platform economy has transformed work by creating flexible, technology-driven employment in sectors such as transportation, food delivery, domestic services, logistics, and digital freelancing. While these opportunities have expanded in…

Meta-analysis of 56 US randomized trials finds modest average gains, while selective employer-linked programs produce far larger earnings increases Anthropic’s evidence review examines whether worker retraining could respond to labor-market disruption from AI Existing worker retraining programs would be unlikely to absorb a rapid rise in unemployment caused by AI , according to a new study from A…

By Sam Peak and Jiaxin HeFresh off of a federal court vacating the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B fee, the Department of Homeland Security is considering whether to resurrect the exact same tool to use against an even bigger target: the Optional Practical Training program (OPT). OPT is a program that authorizes international students to work in [...] The post The $100,000 OPT fee is a Troj…

It’s move-in week for college students across North Carolina. And once students have gotten settled into their dorms, their attention will turn to getting the classes needed to fulfill their chosen major. But which career paths are a safe bet in 2026? U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July. Job creation for May and June […]