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Texas keeps on growing: Lone Star State sees another month of record job growth
Texas saw the largest labor force ever in the state's history last month. Here's what to know about the state's rapid job ...
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Alabama’s labor force participation rate increases to 57.8%
Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for March ...
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Why is Alabama’s workforce participation rate so low? And what’s being done to improve it?
While Alabama boasts an unemployment rate that is among the lowest in the country, its workforce participation rate ...
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Unemployment rate inches up in 2024, women’s participation drops
New Delhi: India's overall unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above increased slightly during calendar year 2024. Additionally, labour force participation dropped, with more women ...
Business Line14d
Unemployment rate dips a tad to 4.9% from 5%: Periodic Labour Force Survey
In urban areas, Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), which is the percentage of the working-age population either employed or actively seeking employment, increased for males from 74.3 per cent ...
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Jobless rate up as young workers join labor force
The Philippine labor force participation rate (LFPR) increased to 64.5 percent in February from 63.9 percent in the previous month. The underemployment rate also declined to 10.1 percent from 13.3 ...
Business Times14d
Transparency a key focus of Singapore’s tariff task force; ‘no comfort’ in lower tariff rate
[SINGAPORE] Communications and information sharing will be a key focus of a new government task force aimed at dealing with the fallout ... Wai asked if Singapore being charged the lowest tariff rate ...
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Did Trump Team Manipulate Tariff Formula To Achieve Higher Rates? Experts Weigh In As They Think 'Whole Thing Was Rigged'
The White House used incorrect values in its tariff formula, leading to a significant overestimation of the rates, finds the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The AEI scholars, Stan Veuger and ...
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Women’s participation in economy, education, and enterprise seeing steady rise: MoSPI
The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for women aged 15 and above improved significantly, rising from 49.8% in 2017-18 to 60.1% in 2023-2, the report said. In the financial sector ...
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5 Facts About the Labor Market Experiences of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities are a diverse and growing segment of the U.S. population, yet their labor market experiences are often misrepresented in ...
Indiatimes17d
Here's how Trump evaluated tariff rates for each country: The formula and Math explained
The majority of countries received a standard tariff rate of 10%, while others were imposed tailored rates according to a given formula created by the US Trade Representative (USTR). This equation, ...
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Economists take issue with Trump's tariff formula, arguing rate is inflated
Economists argue that Trump's formula relies on a flawed, underestimation of a key metric, resulting in inflated tariff rates for countries. According to the Office of the United States Trade ...