There has been no “great retirement” in Ireland, with the labour force participation rate now standing at almost 66pc, way ahead of the EU average. While the Covid pandemic led to a dramatic increase ...

The weaker news is that the jobless rate stayed the same because some 625,000 people left the job market. As a result, the labor participation rate fell 0.2% in the month, and the employment ...

U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs in May, down from 147,000 in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. 1 That was more than the 125,000 forecasters had expected, according to a survey ...

Ireland's unemployment rate remains at historic lows, falling slightly in May to 4% from 4.1% in April, data from the CSO shows. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% for males and 4. ...

Fresh data on job openings in the U.S. suggest the Federal Reserve may remain on hold before resuming interest-rate cuts, according to LPL Financial chief economist Jeffrey Roach. “The labor ...

The market rejoiced, with the S&P 500 up over 2 per cent. The 10-year Treasury yield bumped up 10 basis points as investors pared back expectations for Fed cuts.

Americans in their 20s continue to have lower employment and labor-force participation rates than before the pandemic, and economic uncertainty won’t help.

The labor market data has been volatile, and there have been significant revisions in the previous month's data recently. Thus, the first question is whether the March data gets revised lower.

REC chief executive Neil Carberry said there was no denying it feels tough to employ people as the cost of taking workers on increased, “but businesses are resilient, and they continue to create ...

The gift card market in Ireland is expected to grow by 7.3% on annual basis to reach US$892.0 million in 2025. The gift card market in the country experienced robust growth during 2020-2024 ...