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May 13, 2025

High-frequency smoke signals

The economy’s smoke signals are sending a confusing message about its health. Growth slowed by 0.3 percent in the first three months of 2025. Yet in April, the economy produced a robust 177,000 jobs. Unemployment is steady, but in the first quarter, labor productivity contracted for the first time in three years. The pace of inflation, though slower than it was, is stickier than economists would like.
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April 19, 2023

Workers worldwide have high expectations

As the world of work continues to adjust to the pandemic’s lingering effects on the global labor market, workers reveal they want, and need, more from their employer in the latest People at Work 2023: A Global Workforce View. Here are some highlights.

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April 18, 2023

People at Work 2023: A Global Workforce View

by Nela Richardson, Ph.D., Marie Antonello

Learn about the key emerging and escalating workforce trends uncovered in a global study of workers.
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April 18, 2023

Summary of People at Work 2023: A Global Workforce View

by Nela Richardson, Ph.D., Marie Antonello

The sense that workers want – and need – a lot from their job is stronger than ever. They require remuneration that keeps pace with rising living costs and makes them feel valued for their efforts. They need work to satisfy them personally and professionally and gives them the flexibility so many people have come ...

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