Employment and Workforce Trends

The U.S. labor market added more jobs than expected in December, closing out the year with a gain of 312,000. The previous two months’ employment totals were revised upwards by a net 58,000, bringing

Heading into 2019, global economic growth is forecast to continue to cool slightly to 3.1%. Several factors are weighing on the global growth outlook, including financial volatility and ongoing trade

The U.S. labor market showed a slight cooldown in November, with employers adding 155,000 workers to their payrolls. After revisions to the previous two months’ employment numbers, job gainsfor 2018ha

Smart factories with systems that monitor when raw materials are low and trigger new deliveries. Machines that are equipped with sensors that alert maintenance technicians when parts are worn or need

The U.S. labor market bounced back in October after a hurricane-affected September, with employers adding 250,000 workers to their payrolls. September’s job gains were revised downward by 16,000, but

In a month where Hurricane Florence hit parts of the East Coast, the U.S. labor market continued its positive momentum with the addition of 134,000 jobs in September. Although this was slightly below

Although the world’s economy remains healthy, a gradual slowdown in global economic growth is expected, with GDP projected to expand by 3.1% in 2019 after 3.2% growth in 2018. GDP growth is seen to be

The U.S. economy continued to generate jobs at a healthy pace in August, with employers adding 201,000 workers to their payrolls, in line with consensus expectations. Revisions to June and July’s empl

The still-strong labor market took a slight pause in July. Employers added 157,000 workers to their payrolls, which was below both consensus expectations and the robust pace of hiring seen so far in 2