🇺🇸 US economy undershoots expectations to add just 50,000 jobs in December
What's initially striking is the hefty revision to October's numbers, which have been revised down from -105,000 to -173,000
FT www.ft.com/content/026e...
#JobsReport #USEconomy #LabourMarket
What's initially striking is the hefty revision to October's numbers, which have been revised down from -105,000 to -173,000
FT www.ft.com/content/026e...
#JobsReport #USEconomy #LabourMarket
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
🇺🇸 US economy undershoots expectations to add just 50,000 jobs in December
What's initially striking is the hefty revision to October's numbers, which have been revised down from -105,000 to -173,000
FT www.ft.com/content/026e...
#JobsReport #USEconomy #LabourMarket
What's initially striking is the hefty revision to October's numbers, which have been revised down from -105,000 to -173,000
FT www.ft.com/content/026e...
#JobsReport #USEconomy #LabourMarket
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A sane independent country would never consider giving so many of its key assets away for so little return
#Scotland #Independence #DataCentres #AI #Economy #SNP #JohnSwinney #IndependentScotland #TheNational #ScottishEnterprise #NaturalResources #LabourMarket #Hope
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A sane independent country would never consider giving so many of its key assets away for so little return
#Scotland #Independence #DataCentres #AI #Economy #SNP #JohnSwinney #IndependentScotland #TheNational #ScottishEnterprise #NaturalResources #LabourMarket #Hope
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Accurate, strong thought provoking article. Towards an Independent Scotland
www.thenational.scot/comment/2656...
www.thenational.scot/comment/2656...
Scotland’s data centre obsession could come back to haunt independence
WHAT do data centres have to do with Scottish independence? A lot. Last week the First Minister told us a moratorium would “send the wrong…
www.thenational.scot
September 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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A sane independent country would never consider giving so many of its key assets away for so little return
#Scotland #Independence #DataCentres #AI #Economy #SNP #JohnSwinney #IndependentScotland #TheNational #ScottishEnterprise #NaturalResources #LabourMarket #Hope
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A sane independent country would never consider giving so many of its key assets away for so little return
#Scotland #Independence #DataCentres #AI #Economy #SNP #JohnSwinney #IndependentScotland #TheNational #ScottishEnterprise #NaturalResources #LabourMarket #Hope
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October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How do #GrandchildCare and #LabourMarket participation affect #cognition of older people?
@mksicabaraban.bsky.social is presenting her joint work with @valeriabordone.bsky.social @webervienna.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social
at #RC28 @isa-rc28.bsky.social
@mksicabaraban.bsky.social is presenting her joint work with @valeriabordone.bsky.social @webervienna.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social
at #RC28 @isa-rc28.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
How do #GrandchildCare and #LabourMarket participation affect #cognition of older people?
@mksicabaraban.bsky.social is presenting her joint work with @valeriabordone.bsky.social @webervienna.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social
at #RC28 @isa-rc28.bsky.social
@mksicabaraban.bsky.social is presenting her joint work with @valeriabordone.bsky.social @webervienna.bsky.social @brunoarpino.bsky.social
at #RC28 @isa-rc28.bsky.social
Have a look at this! 🖤💙 That's my presentation of the forecasting system I developed for the International Labour Organization and implemented in the R package bpvars!
Slides are available at 🌐 bsvars.org/2026-03-bpva...
#ilo #labourmarket #forecast #bpvars #rstats #econsky
Slides are available at 🌐 bsvars.org/2026-03-bpva...
#ilo #labourmarket #forecast #bpvars #rstats #econsky
March 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Have a look at this! 🖤💙 That's my presentation of the forecasting system I developed for the International Labour Organization and implemented in the R package bpvars!
Slides are available at 🌐 bsvars.org/2026-03-bpva...
#ilo #labourmarket #forecast #bpvars #rstats #econsky
Slides are available at 🌐 bsvars.org/2026-03-bpva...
#ilo #labourmarket #forecast #bpvars #rstats #econsky
📚 Ever wondered how unfinished degrees 🧑🎓 impact early careers?
Join us tomorrow as Christina Ciocca Eller explores how #AmbiguousCredentials shape #LabourMarket outcomes and early career #Inequality.
🗓 Tomorrow 15:30–16:30
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Join us tomorrow as Christina Ciocca Eller explores how #AmbiguousCredentials shape #LabourMarket outcomes and early career #Inequality.
🗓 Tomorrow 15:30–16:30
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
May 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📚 Ever wondered how unfinished degrees 🧑🎓 impact early careers?
Join us tomorrow as Christina Ciocca Eller explores how #AmbiguousCredentials shape #LabourMarket outcomes and early career #Inequality.
🗓 Tomorrow 15:30–16:30
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Join us tomorrow as Christina Ciocca Eller explores how #AmbiguousCredentials shape #LabourMarket outcomes and early career #Inequality.
🗓 Tomorrow 15:30–16:30
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Unemployment across the Nordics - regional disparities
Norway & Denmark have low rural unemployment rates, while parts of rural Finland see much higher levels. Sweden shows a mixed pattern.
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
#NordicRegion #Unemployment #LabourMarket
Norway & Denmark have low rural unemployment rates, while parts of rural Finland see much higher levels. Sweden shows a mixed pattern.
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
#NordicRegion #Unemployment #LabourMarket
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Unemployment across the Nordics - regional disparities
Norway & Denmark have low rural unemployment rates, while parts of rural Finland see much higher levels. Sweden shows a mixed pattern.
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
#NordicRegion #Unemployment #LabourMarket
Norway & Denmark have low rural unemployment rates, while parts of rural Finland see much higher levels. Sweden shows a mixed pattern.
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
👉 nordregio.org/publications...
#NordicRegion #Unemployment #LabourMarket
SDP:n europarlamentaarikko Maria Guzenina: EU-parlamentin otettava naisten työttömyyden kasvu Suomessa käsittelyyn.
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #Finland #Unemploymentrate #Women #Labourmarket #FinnishGovernment #HallitusAlas
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #Finland #Unemploymentrate #Women #Labourmarket #FinnishGovernment #HallitusAlas
SDP:n Guzenina: EU-parlamentin otettava naisten työttömyyden kasvu käsittelyyn
Demarimeppi Maria Guzenina on pyytänyt Euroopan parlamentin syyskuun täysistunnon käsittelyyn naisten hälyttävää työttömyyden kasvua Suomessa sekä useissa muissa EU:n jäsenvaltioissa. Guzeninan kanna...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
SDP:n europarlamentaarikko Maria Guzenina: EU-parlamentin otettava naisten työttömyyden kasvu Suomessa käsittelyyn.
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #Finland #Unemploymentrate #Women #Labourmarket #FinnishGovernment #HallitusAlas
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #Finland #Unemploymentrate #Women #Labourmarket #FinnishGovernment #HallitusAlas
Yesterday marked #InternationalWomensDay, and a reminder of barriers in the labour market.
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo explores disparities in participation, working hours & wages. Understanding these dynamics is key to shaping fairer policies.
Read more: bit.ly/3DvI8tG
#EconSky #LabourMarket
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo explores disparities in participation, working hours & wages. Understanding these dynamics is key to shaping fairer policies.
Read more: bit.ly/3DvI8tG
#EconSky #LabourMarket
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yesterday marked #InternationalWomensDay, and a reminder of barriers in the labour market.
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo explores disparities in participation, working hours & wages. Understanding these dynamics is key to shaping fairer policies.
Read more: bit.ly/3DvI8tG
#EconSky #LabourMarket
Prof. Barbara Petrongolo explores disparities in participation, working hours & wages. Understanding these dynamics is key to shaping fairer policies.
Read more: bit.ly/3DvI8tG
#EconSky #LabourMarket
🇫🇷 French study estimates €107bn GDP upside from matching German full-time work hours
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
www.lesechos.fr
September 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
🇫🇷 French study estimates €107bn GDP upside from matching German full-time work hours
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
📊 How do the conditions young people face at the labour market shape their professional trajectories?
This project explores this question through a longitudinal research focused in Spain: 👉 www.upf.edu/web/jhu-ppc/...
#ResearchSpotlight #YoungPeople #LabourMarket #YouthEmployment #PublicPolicy
This project explores this question through a longitudinal research focused in Spain: 👉 www.upf.edu/web/jhu-ppc/...
#ResearchSpotlight #YoungPeople #LabourMarket #YouthEmployment #PublicPolicy
September 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
📊 How do the conditions young people face at the labour market shape their professional trajectories?
This project explores this question through a longitudinal research focused in Spain: 👉 www.upf.edu/web/jhu-ppc/...
#ResearchSpotlight #YoungPeople #LabourMarket #YouthEmployment #PublicPolicy
This project explores this question through a longitudinal research focused in Spain: 👉 www.upf.edu/web/jhu-ppc/...
#ResearchSpotlight #YoungPeople #LabourMarket #YouthEmployment #PublicPolicy
📢 Call for Papers - @theeconjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for its special issue: Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Call for Papers - @theeconjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for its special issue: Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
🇫🇷 French study estimates €107bn GDP upside from matching German full-time work hours
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
www.lesechos.fr
September 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
🇫🇷 French study estimates €107bn GDP upside from matching German full-time work hours
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
#EU #France #Fondapol #Economy #GDP #LabourMarket #PublicFinance #Productivity
www.lesechos.fr/economie-fra...
7/9 "Youth unemployment is almost by definition all individuals just entering the labour market," Lange explained.
"When hiring slows down, unemployment in that group is going to be the first to move rapidly."
#LabourMarket
"When hiring slows down, unemployment in that group is going to be the first to move rapidly."
#LabourMarket
September 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
7/9 "Youth unemployment is almost by definition all individuals just entering the labour market," Lange explained.
"When hiring slows down, unemployment in that group is going to be the first to move rapidly."
#LabourMarket
"When hiring slows down, unemployment in that group is going to be the first to move rapidly."
#LabourMarket
Na semana passada, o @bportugal.pt organizou a conferência sobre “Transmissão da Política Monetária e o Mercado de Trabalho”.
#MonetaryPolicyTransmission #PolíticaMonetária #LabourMarket
1/4
#MonetaryPolicyTransmission #PolíticaMonetária #LabourMarket
1/4
March 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Na semana passada, o @bportugal.pt organizou a conferência sobre “Transmissão da Política Monetária e o Mercado de Trabalho”.
#MonetaryPolicyTransmission #PolíticaMonetária #LabourMarket
1/4
#MonetaryPolicyTransmission #PolíticaMonetária #LabourMarket
1/4
Honestly, why do MAGA hate Biden? What did he do that was so bad?
It was NOT economy or the job market - cause then they would be crazy now!
#maga #economy #labourmarket #money
It was NOT economy or the job market - cause then they would be crazy now!
#maga #economy #labourmarket #money
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Honestly, why do MAGA hate Biden? What did he do that was so bad?
It was NOT economy or the job market - cause then they would be crazy now!
#maga #economy #labourmarket #money
It was NOT economy or the job market - cause then they would be crazy now!
#maga #economy #labourmarket #money
📣 Check out this 🆕 article w/ research from @najada-feimi.bsky.social, @gathmannch.bsky.social, @terrygregory.bsky.social & @davidmarguerit.bsky.social
💡 How #AI Is Redefining Competencies in Europe’s #LabourMarket
#AISky #Econsky
💡 How #AI Is Redefining Competencies in Europe’s #LabourMarket
#AISky #Econsky
This week’s #HPCSummerQuest shows how AI shifts job skills in Europe. Feimi, Gathmann, Gregory & Marguerit used #MeluXina to scan 33M job ads, finding a 15% boost in data skills and 16% rise in decision-making for AI-exposed roles .
Read more👉 www.luxprovide.lu/how-ai-is-re...
Read more👉 www.luxprovide.lu/how-ai-is-re...
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📣 Check out this 🆕 article w/ research from @najada-feimi.bsky.social, @gathmannch.bsky.social, @terrygregory.bsky.social & @davidmarguerit.bsky.social
💡 How #AI Is Redefining Competencies in Europe’s #LabourMarket
#AISky #Econsky
💡 How #AI Is Redefining Competencies in Europe’s #LabourMarket
#AISky #Econsky
𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲
Public sector wages: pay too much, and everyone queues like it's a concert 🎟️. Pay too little, and skilled workers vanish like Wi-Fi on a train 🚄. Balance is everything! ⚖️ #Economics #PublicEmployment #PublicWages #LabourMarket
doi.org/10.1111/iere...
Public sector wages: pay too much, and everyone queues like it's a concert 🎟️. Pay too little, and skilled workers vanish like Wi-Fi on a train 🚄. Balance is everything! ⚖️ #Economics #PublicEmployment #PublicWages #LabourMarket
doi.org/10.1111/iere...
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 AM
𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲
Public sector wages: pay too much, and everyone queues like it's a concert 🎟️. Pay too little, and skilled workers vanish like Wi-Fi on a train 🚄. Balance is everything! ⚖️ #Economics #PublicEmployment #PublicWages #LabourMarket
doi.org/10.1111/iere...
Public sector wages: pay too much, and everyone queues like it's a concert 🎟️. Pay too little, and skilled workers vanish like Wi-Fi on a train 🚄. Balance is everything! ⚖️ #Economics #PublicEmployment #PublicWages #LabourMarket
doi.org/10.1111/iere...
𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Public sector wages: set them too high, and the unemployed queue like it's Black Friday. Too low, and no one shows up. Finding the sweet spot? A job for economists, not shoppers. 🛍️📊 #PublicEmployment #LabourMarket #Economics" 1/2
doi-org.lse.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/ecoj...
Public sector wages: set them too high, and the unemployed queue like it's Black Friday. Too low, and no one shows up. Finding the sweet spot? A job for economists, not shoppers. 🛍️📊 #PublicEmployment #LabourMarket #Economics" 1/2
doi-org.lse.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/ecoj...
December 6, 2024 at 10:15 PM
𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Public sector wages: set them too high, and the unemployed queue like it's Black Friday. Too low, and no one shows up. Finding the sweet spot? A job for economists, not shoppers. 🛍️📊 #PublicEmployment #LabourMarket #Economics" 1/2
doi-org.lse.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/ecoj...
Public sector wages: set them too high, and the unemployed queue like it's Black Friday. Too low, and no one shows up. Finding the sweet spot? A job for economists, not shoppers. 🛍️📊 #PublicEmployment #LabourMarket #Economics" 1/2
doi-org.lse.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/ecoj...
📢 Call for Papers - @theeconjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for its special issue: Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Call for Papers - @theeconjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for its special issue: Labor Market Effects of Immigration with Micro Data.
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
📄 Submit here: bit.ly/458jedz
#Economics #Immigration #LabourMarket #EconJournal #EconSky
📈 #LabourShortages have been rising steadily since recovery from the 2008-10 financial crisis, driven by increased demand and transitions in the #LabourMarket
💡 While much of the debate focuses on #skills gaps, it is increasingly recognised that shortages are aggravated by bad quality jobs
💡 While much of the debate focuses on #skills gaps, it is increasingly recognised that shortages are aggravated by bad quality jobs
January 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📈 #LabourShortages have been rising steadily since recovery from the 2008-10 financial crisis, driven by increased demand and transitions in the #LabourMarket
💡 While much of the debate focuses on #skills gaps, it is increasingly recognised that shortages are aggravated by bad quality jobs
💡 While much of the debate focuses on #skills gaps, it is increasingly recognised that shortages are aggravated by bad quality jobs
Giacomo Anastasia and co-authors open the issue with an analysis of Ukraine's #LabourMarket under wartime conditions, how the economy has adapted to conscription, displacement, and disrupted production. Discussions by @eribakova.bsky.social and Alessandra Fogli.
September 21, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Giacomo Anastasia and co-authors open the issue with an analysis of Ukraine's #LabourMarket under wartime conditions, how the economy has adapted to conscription, displacement, and disrupted production. Discussions by @eribakova.bsky.social and Alessandra Fogli.
When has the fact that new technologies had terrible consequences for the planet and the people on it ever stopped the system from embracing that technology?
I'd say the hype is overblown, but the risk of very serious labourmarket impacts surely is not negligible right?
I'd say the hype is overblown, but the risk of very serious labourmarket impacts surely is not negligible right?
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
When has the fact that new technologies had terrible consequences for the planet and the people on it ever stopped the system from embracing that technology?
I'd say the hype is overblown, but the risk of very serious labourmarket impacts surely is not negligible right?
I'd say the hype is overblown, but the risk of very serious labourmarket impacts surely is not negligible right?
🇦🇹 Austria to cut taxes for people who keep working after retirement age
From 2027, Austria will introduce an “active pension” incentive for people who continue working after reaching retirement age.
#EU #Austria #Pensions #Employment #Taxation #LabourMarket
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
From 2027, Austria will introduce an “active pension” incentive for people who continue working after reaching retirement age.
#EU #Austria #Pensions #Employment #Taxation #LabourMarket
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Gleicher Lohn, höheres Einkommen: Warum 3800 brutto im Alter bald viel mehr wert sind
Wer zuzüglich zu seiner Pension dazuverdient und ausreichend Versicherungsjahre hat, wird ab 2027 von einer Steuer- und Abgabensenkung profitieren. Gewinnen die Richtigen?
www.derstandard.at
September 24, 2026 at 6:10 AM
🇦🇹 Austria to cut taxes for people who keep working after retirement age
From 2027, Austria will introduce an “active pension” incentive for people who continue working after reaching retirement age.
#EU #Austria #Pensions #Employment #Taxation #LabourMarket
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
From 2027, Austria will introduce an “active pension” incentive for people who continue working after reaching retirement age.
#EU #Austria #Pensions #Employment #Taxation #LabourMarket
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Guest @andershumlum.bsky.social (University of Chicago) will join host @aida.follows.technology to talk about what the latest research can tell us about the early #LabourMarket impacts of AI #chatbots 🤖
August 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Guest @andershumlum.bsky.social (University of Chicago) will join host @aida.follows.technology to talk about what the latest research can tell us about the early #LabourMarket impacts of AI #chatbots 🤖