There's a non-zero chance that human labor and intelligence could be surplus to requirements in the mid-to-near future. That would entail a seismic shift in the balance of power and the way societies ...

The U.S. economy is rapidly evolving for small businesses and some states are creating transition offices to make sure that ...

The American economic historian and labor economist is the third woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Elysse Bell is a finance and business writer for Investopedia. She writes ...

During the post-pandemic period, the vacancy-unemployment ratio was at historically high levels, but the strength of overall labor demand was unclear. Analysis using data from the National Federation ...

Last week’s jobs report wasn’t a “good” report, but it wasn’t a collapse either. Payrolls are still growing modestly, and the ...

Over short time periods, such as a few quarters or a couple of years, productivity correlates very strongly with gross domestic product. Total output drives the market opportunity of companies. Total ...

This year’s conference brought academic researchers and policymakers together to discuss six research papers that focused on labor markets, and how labor market behavior can influence the broader ...

According to the latest Monetary Policy Report issued by the Federal Reserve System on March 1, the employment-population ratio (EPOP) for prime-age women has steadily increased over the past two ...

India’s existing labour policies and economic frameworks are ill-suited to gig work. This analysis explains why applying traditional labour economics to gig workers is flawed, highlighting structural ...