The Pentagon wants leaders in the armed services to do more to combat persistently high military spouse unemployment, which sits at 20%.
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The economy has spent much of the past year lurching between job gains and losses . Call it the yo-yo job market. Why it matters: For years, the labor market reliably added jobs every single month, even as hiring cooled. - The economy has entered a more volatile state, with March's blockbuster jobs report arriving in a more unsettling pattern of sharp gains followed by outright losses. What they're saying: "Job growth has alternated from negative to positive every month since May of last year. ... All told, these dramatic swings in either direction have netted out to roughly zero growth over the past 12 months," Elizabeth Renter , senior economist at NerdWallet, wrote.…
Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.
The state is the first in the United States to require paid leave for prenatal care. While some women are using the time off for medical appointments, others don’t know that it’s available.
A manufacturing error turned a Lunar New Year toy into an unlikely emblem of workplace fatigue.
AI:A manufacturing defect in a Lunar New Year toy horse has transformed into an unlikely symbol for the widespread workplace fatigue and societal exhaustion currently gripping China's labor force. While often framed as a viral curiosity, this mismanufactured plushie serves as a grim reflection of the deep-seated malaise and industrial burnout affecting Chinese workers struggling under systemic economic pressures.Open