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Labour Market

Opinion & Features

South-east Asia’s green transition has the ‘hardware’ – but who will operate it?

2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z
Convenience-store chain FamilyMart has hired Lady Gaga to front its hiring drive because it needs to attract young people to work for it.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The Lady Gaga moment for corporate Japan

2026-09-30T08:36:32.000Z
Job openings, a measure of labour demand, had dropped by 256,000 to 7.079 million by the last day of August.
International

US job openings fall in August; layoffs remain low

2026-09-29T15:15:00.000Z
Job transitions will be tough for many, with six out of seven workers facing substantial retraining and loss of income, according to McKinsey’s analysis. 
Working Life

AI may force 11 million workers in the US into new jobs, McKinsey says

2026-09-29T05:24:59.000Z
Singapore’s next labour market challenge may not be simply about creating enough jobs, but also helping workers move successfully into them.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore has jobs, but can retrenched workers get them?

2026-09-23T23:00:00.000Z
The possibility that a split between business outcomes and employment conditions is emerging among economic outperformers raises a red flag.
Economy & Policy
NEWS ANALYSIS

When growth sectors shed workers, it’s time to mind the gap

2026-09-22T11:17:15.000Z
Job vacancies have fallen to 68,600 as at June, with fewer open positions for professionals in financial services as well as information and communications.
Economy & Policy

Laid-off locals take longer to find work in Q2 2026; job vacancies shrink 6.4%: MOM

2026-09-21T04:00:00.000Z
The US unemployment rate stood at 4.1 per cent in August.
International

US labour market on solid footing; rising mortgages pressuring housing sector

2026-09-18T00:12:42.000Z
Almost a million 16 to 24-year-olds are out of work or education entirely, a Neet (not in education, employment or training) crisis, as it is known in the UK.
International

‘Low hire, low fire’ labour market: Britain’s boomers cling to jobs as young get locked out

2026-09-14T07:20:44.000Z
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the week ended September 5.
International

US weekly jobless claims edge down as layoffs remain low

2026-09-10T12:53:35.000Z
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