US private sector hiring misses expectations in August: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector markedly undershot analyst expectations in August, said payroll firm ADP on ...
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US hotel workers launch strike over holiday weekend
New York (AFP) - As many as 10,000 hotel workers were on strike across the United States on Sunday, at ...
Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’
Sydney (AFP) - Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable ...
US jobs data point to weaker than expected market
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data ...
US jobs data point to weaker than expected market
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data ...
Three years after Taliban return, economic woes loom large
Kabul (AFP) - Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban's insurgency, Afghanistan's economy remains stagnant ...
EV transition worries French car industry workers
Vouziers (France) (AFP) - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the ...
US extends hiring cooldown while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate ...
India on $24 bn jobs drive in Modi’s first post-election budget
Mumbai (AFP) - India's government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra ...
Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb
Shanghai (AFP) - A dozen men crowded around an employment agent early in the morning in suburban Shanghai, waving their ...
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