Argentina Jobless Rate Rises to 7.9%
Argentina's jobless rate rose to 7.9% in April–June 2026 while federal payrolls shrank 6.1% in a year. What it means...
November 6, 2026Topic
labor market
Costa Rica Central Bank Sees No Broad Job Market Hit
Costa Rica central bank chief Róger Madrigal says 2026 multinational layoffs are not causing a broad labour-market slide, though 1,600...
October 4, 2026
Amazon Raises US Warehouse Starting Pay to US$20 an Hour
Amazon is raising starting pay for full-time US operations workers by US$1 to US$20 an hour, matching Costco, and adding...
September 21, 2026
The Economy Underneath the Noise: America’s Quiet Freeze
Past the Fed market drama, the real US signal was a frozen labor market and a stalled housing sector. The...
June 19, 2026
U.S. December Jobs Report Challenges Fed Rate Cut Expectations
The December 2024 U.S. jobs report revealed unexpectedly strong employment growth with 256 000 new jobs significantly. Analysis from The...
January 10, 2025
Latin America’s Labor Landscape: Challenges and Trends
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the unemployment rate has seen a slight decrease, moving from 6.9% in 2022 to...
January 10, 2024
Brazil’s Industrial Production Shrinks 4.5% in 2020
It was the second consecutive year of losses after recording a 1.1% downturn in 2019, as a result of the...
February 3, 2021
Brazil Unemployment Rate Increases While Wages Fall
Average wages in Brazil for March registered the steepest monthly decline in twelve years, while the unemployment rate increased.
April 29, 2015