Tag: North America

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits eased slightly last week, Haver Analytics estimated on Thursday, pointing to stable labor market conditions that could provide the Federal ...

The U.S. government has hired 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, his top personnel official said, with the new staff largely in national security positions reflecting the administration's ...

Global equity fund inflows cooled significantly in the week to November 12 as worries about stretched technology valuations and signs of softening U.S. labour market conditions fuelled risk-off sentiment. According ...

The exponential growth of AI-driven data centers in the U.S. is colliding with a severe shortage of skilled labor, according to BisNow. Developers are racing to complete projects while managing ...

Ninety-three percent of workers say they would leave their jobs if money weren’t a factor — a striking sign of widespread dissatisfaction, according to the FlexJobs 2025 Financial Pulse Report. ...

More than 1,000 Starbucks unionized baristas in over 40 U.S. cities launched an indefinite strike on Thursday, intensifying their push for a collective bargaining agreement over increasing pay and staffing ...

Retail-related job postings, including hospitality, retail shops and food services, dropped 16% in October compared to last year, according to the Indeed Hiring Lab, a concerning sign for the spending ...

Striking workers at Boeing Defense's St. Louis-area facilities voted to approve the company's latest contract offer on Thursday, union officials said, ending a 101-day strike that has hampered production of ...

Verizon's new CEO is planning to cut about 15,000 jobs in the U.S. telecommunications company's largest ever layoffs, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, outlining some ...

Remote and hybrid work have become a permanent part of the U.S. workforce, with roughly 40% of employees now working either fully or partly outside the office. Yet, some cities ...