Missing jobs are a conversion problem, not just a demand problem Brookings

Missing jobs are a conversion problem, not just a demand problem Brookings

In many low- and middle-income countries, economic growth has been stronger than job creation. Output is increasing, firms are investing, and labor participation remains high, but fixed income employment is growing slowly. The informal system is still prevalent, and the working hours are often short. Recent evidence from different countries shows that GDP-employment elasticity in … Read more

How AI and ‘experience creep’ are making it harder for new graduates to find jobs | Good luck

How AI and 'experience creep' are making it harder for new graduates to find jobs | Good luck

Laura Ullrich sympathizes with college students looking for work. The director of economic research for the workplace is certainly aware of the problem. His son, a data scientist, is getting his master’s degree this year. He says: “Because of the work I do, the parents of many of his friends and his friends ask me … Read more

Manufacturing employment rebounded in March, adding 15K jobs

Manufacturing employment rebounded in March, adding 15K jobs

Listen to the title 3 minutes This sound is self-generated. Please let us know if you have any comments. The manufacturing industry has has recovered from staff losses earlier this year, added 15,000 jobs in March, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. That’s a 400% year-over-year increase, which saw the loss of … Read more

Employers added 178,000 jobs in March, topping previous estimates as the labor market picked up.

Bar chart showing the monthly change in the US unemployment rate from 2022 to 2025.

Hiring across the US increased in March after falling sharply the previous month, as employers added 178,000 jobs, according to new data from the Labor Department. In numbers The March jobs report beat consensus estimates of last month’s gains by 60,000, according to FactSet. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in March, from 4.4% the … Read more

What to expect from the March jobs report – even if the war could hit hiring | CNN Business

Cargo ships sail in the Arabian Gulf towards the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, on March 19.

The March jobs report, due out on Friday morning, could provide a much-needed reality check after two months of turmoil in the US labor market. But even if a baseline can be reached, and there is clarity about the health of the labor market, it’s a whole new ball game now. The conflict in the … Read more

How The Fed Is Tracking Jobs Day

How The Fed Is Tracking Jobs Day

Introduction With Labor Day coming up on Friday, it’s important to understand how the Fed is tracking the labor market. In particular, it is important that we do not rely on non-agricultural monthly publications – something we have warned against ever since. 2023. Whiplash reviewsthe changing “breakeven rate” (the number of jobs needed to keep … Read more

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in March; Annual Income was up 4.5%

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in March; Annual Income was up 4.5%

ROSELAND, NJ, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and wages rose 4.5 percent year-over-year in March. ADP National Employment ReportĀ® produced by ADP Research in partnership with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”). ADP Research (PRNewsfoto/ADP, Inc.) The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure … Read more

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in March; Annual Income was up 4.5%

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in March; Annual Income was up 4.5%

ROSELAND, NJ, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and wages rose 4.5 percent year-over-year in March. ADP National Employment ReportĀ® produced by ADP Research in partnership with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”). The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market … Read more

The outlook for U.S. jobs data, along with growing worries about a recession, has weighed on the dollar index, sending it retreating.

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This week, the market is focused on the US labor market data, especially against the backdrop of growing concerns about the recession. Employment has become an important window for evaluating macroeconomic trends. The upcoming ADP employment data, scheduled for release on Wednesday, is expected to show that the US private sector added about 40,000 new … Read more

South Africa reports tourism boom, defies US and UK travel warnings as jobs near 1 million

South Africa reports tourism boom, defies US and UK travel warnings as jobs near 1 million

At a time when risk advisories highlight concerns about crime and security, the country’s tourist economy is booming, pushing travel jobs to 1 million and attracting millions of domestic and international visitors. The warnings highlight violent robberies, carjackings, assaults, and airport stalking incidents, and advise being vigilant in cities after dark, among other precautions. Official … Read more