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  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Special ReportUpskilling
    America Inc steps up training to solve staff shortfalls

    Upskilling programmes are helping companies recruit and retain staff in a tight jobs market

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    LexTrade unions
    Labour: the new US trade unionist is young, educated and ethnically diverse Premium content

    Unionisation surge partly reflects a labour shortage that has increased collective bargaining power

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    Markets InsightEllen Zentner
    The return of the workers’ economy

    Rise in wages is structural with labour set to take an increasing share of corporate income

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Big tech
    How bad is Big Tech’s hiring freeze?

    Despite job cuts and slowing growth in some parts of the sector, recruiters say others are holding firm

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    Jobs data and the soft landing Premium content

    And the fallout from the stablecoin mess

  • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    From somebody to nobody: TSMC faces uphill battle in US talent war

    Taiwan’s tech titan faces off with Intel in Arizona’s tight labour market

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
    News in-depth
    Are ‘fake’ job ads inflating America’s employment data?

    Fed governor says inactive vacancies prove interest rates can rise without hitting labour market

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    US economy
    US economy posts solid jobs growth despite tight labour market

    World’s largest economy added 390,000 jobs in May

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    FT Swamp Notes
    The new geography of work Premium content

    ‘If you can do it in Tahoe, you can do it in India’

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Apple Inc
    Apple raises pay as inflation climbs and labour competitiveness grows

    Tech group faces unionisation push as workers complain of more difficult conditions

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    FT SeriesAmerica’s red-hot labour market
    ‘People are still upset’: why Joe Biden’s jobs boom failed to win over voters

    Inflation and supply chain disruption are undercutting political gains from the economic rebound

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    America’s hiring headache

    Hungary’s Viktor Orbán declares state of emergency over ‘economic crisis’ caused by Ukraine war

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    FT SeriesAmerica’s red-hot labour market
    Where are all the workers? The US states and sectors with the tightest jobs markets

    Nearly every employer is struggling to hire, but the problem is more acute for some

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    News in-depthFT Series
    America’s red-hot labour market

    This series examines what a historically tight jobs market means for US workers, businesses and policymakers

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    FT SeriesAmerica’s red-hot labour market
    Why ‘the worker’s market’ is not delivering for Americans

    In Atlanta, the unemployment rate is at a record low but the return of inflation means falling real wages

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Retailers feel squeeze in historically tight US jobs market

    Sector had 1.3mn openings in March but filled less than 30,000 in April, data show

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    US economy added 428,000 jobs in April despite worker shortages

    Unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% while wages continued to climb

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Record 4.5mn US workers quit jobs in March as labour market tightens

    Number of job openings reaches high of 11.5mn as employers struggle to fill positions

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon criticised over charity work scheme for injured warehouse staff

    Company accused of using US community programme to mask safety crisis

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    LexTrade unions
    Amazon: union victory spells rise in costs Premium content

    Post-pandemic push by workers to organise may prove expensive but it could help minimise churn

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    US economy gained 431,000 jobs in March as tight labour market persists

    Unemployment rate falls to 3.6% in latest data suggesting Fed will intervene to prevent overheating

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    US economy
    Corporate US broadens pay rises in face of galloping inflation

    Workers are cashing in on their bargaining power but wages struggle to keep up with prices

  • Sunday, 20 March, 2022
    Lex
    Early retirement: pandemic end could bring seniors back to the office Premium content

    Financial pressures and flexible working may compel retirees to rejoin the workforce

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    UK employment
    UK unfilled vacancies hit record as workers leave labour market

    Employment rate below pre-pandemic level as older people opt out

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    Recruitment
    Boomerang employees: returning with new skills and experience

    Going back to a previous employer offers many benefits — but there are risks

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