Surveys suggest job satisfaction is still quite high.
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The narrative of the Great Resignation is that workers hate their jobs and are desperate to quit. The data tells a somewhat different story.
Used car and truck prices are up 31% over the previous year.
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Inflation is rising at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan was president.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson with his 2021 Budget, which signalled an unemployment insurance scheme was coming.
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With little public consultation and serious questions about how it might work, the proposed scheme is a policy gamble of unknown proportions.
A record number of Americans are telling their managers, ‘I quit.’
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A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs. But before you opt to join them, you should consider the risks and costs.
Gun violence spiked in more than half of all U.S. states in the first 13 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
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The pandemic has left many looking for work as part of a longer term decline.
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Jobs, economic growth, wages growth and even home price growth are likely to look less threatening by the time we are asked to vote.
“Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s back to work we go.”
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October’s employment report was rosy, with more than 500,000 jobs added in the month. There were also signs that the American workforce was heading back to the old normal.
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One million Australians quit their jobs in the past year, but there’s nothing new in that, and its down on previous years.
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Some in government and industry aim to fill Australia’s skills shortages with migration policies. But VET numbers are up, suggesting many Australians are re-skilling. We could encourage more of this.
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A new book tells the story of the offices and frontline staff who work with Australia’s most disadvantaged job seekers.
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There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
After recent supply chain difficulties, is there smooth sailing ahead?
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Job creation might well have slowed, but a deeper dive into employment data suggests the picture is actually pretty rosy.
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There’s no convincing evidence that listing on the alternative stock exchange promotes growth and sustainability for small and medium sized firms.
Hardship will be more pronounced in the capital.
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Several groups are going to be disproportionately affected when the £70 billion scheme comes to an end.
Young South Africans are bearing the brunt of the country’s high joblessness numbers.
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South Africa’s youth unemployment tax incentive is effectively a subsidy to the profits of companies.
State-owned enterprises, such as Transnet, which runs South Africa’s ports, loom large over the economy.
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Corruption and fraud make a few rich households richer. But the already poor and low-skilled lose their jobs and become poorer.
The International Airport Road Lagos, Nigeria deserted during COVID-19 lockdown.
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Almost all the people in the study were experiencing feelings like anxiety, worry, anger, boredom or frustration.
Young people wait to register at a South African university in 2012. They are bearing the brunt of high levels of unemployment.
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Can the structural barriers to low-skilled employment growth be overcome?
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Politicians should take into account the psychological impact of being jobless.