The Chinese government, facing an expected seventh consecutive monthly increase in youth unemployment, said Tuesday that it had instead suspended release of the information.The unemployment rate among 16- to 24-year-olds […]
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Back to news homeAs China’s Youth Unemployment Soars, Pressure on Colleges Grows
At this year’s commencement ceremony for the Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology in southwestern China, the graduating class did not receive the usual lofty message to pursue their […]
Las Vegas Suffers as Nevada Economy Droops, Costing Jobs
Pedro Alvarez never imagined his high school job delivering filet mignon and sautéed lobster tail to rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas would turn into a longtime career.But in a […]
Is Good News Finally Good News Again?
Good news is bad news: It had been the mantra in economic circles ever since inflation took off in early 2021. A strong job market and rapid consumer spending risked […]
Job Turnover Eased in June as Labor Market Cooled
The NewsJob turnover decreased in June, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday, suggesting that the American labor market continues to slow down from its meteoric ascent after the pandemic lockdowns.The […]
The Pandemic’s Labor Market Myths
Remember the “she-cession”? What about the early-retirement wave, or America’s army of quiet quitters?For economists and other forecasters, the pandemic and post-pandemic economy has been a lesson in humility. Time […]
Jerome Powell’s Prized Labor Market Is Back. Can He Keep It?
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, spent the early pandemic lamenting something America had lost: a job market so historically strong that it was boosting marginalized groups, […]
Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound
Housing was hard to get. Mr. Jarrett owed child support. And despite a vibrant labor market, he struggled to piece together a living, finding employers hesitant to offer him full-time […]
Chinese Workers Confront the Curse of 35
When Sean Liang turned 30, he started thinking of the Curse of 35 — the widespread belief in China that white-collar workers like him confront unavoidable job insecurity after they […]
Inflation Has Eased, but Economists Are Still Worried
Inflation is beginning to abate meaningfully for American consumers. Gas is cheaper, eggs cost roughly half as much as they did in January and prices are no longer climbing as […]