Real Global Unemployment Is 33%, Not 6%
There are two problems with today's job metrics: None of them measures real unemployment or the quality of people's jobs.
View ArticleOptimism About Availability of Good Jobs Hits New Heights
Optimism about the U.S. job market is at a 17-year high, with 67% of Americans saying now is a good time to find a quality job.
View ArticleSnapshot: Americans' Views of Job Market Remain Upbeat
Americans remain quite positive about the U.S. job market, with 65% saying it is a good time to find a "quality job," very similar to last month's 67%.
View ArticleFour in 10 U.S. Workers Think They Are Underpaid
Forty-three percent of U.S. workers think they are underpaid -- the same as eight years ago, when the nation was just climbing out of the Great Recession.
View ArticleGraduates With Good Job Upon Graduation Earn More, Faster
Recent college graduates with good jobs at graduation earn higher salaries in the short and long term compared with those who take longer to find a good job.
View ArticleNot All Workers in Eastern Europe, FSU Happy With Work Hours
Overall, more than four in 10 adults in the 29 countries surveyed in Eastern Europe and former Soviet states in 2017 work either full or part time. But not all of these workers are content with their...
View ArticleLate Paychecks in Eastern Europe, Former Soviet States
It is not uncommon for workers in Eastern Europe and former Soviet states to face delays in getting paid for their work -- and workers in EU member states are not exempt.
View ArticleAmericans Becoming More Pessimistic About the Economy
Americans are becoming more pessimistic on the direction of the economy, with slightly more now saying it is getting worse (48%) than getting better (44%).
View ArticleInside Afghanistan: Job Market Outlook Bleakest on Record
Job prospects in Afghanistan in 2018 were worse than at any other point in the past decade, and unemployment soared to new highs among young people and women.
View ArticleIs It Time to Retire Global Unemployment?
Unemployment doesn't tell us much about a country's prosperity or economic growth. At best, the current metric gives us an incomplete picture. It's time to retire it.
View ArticleU.S. Economic Confidence Shows Record Drop
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index has fallen 54 points in the past month, from +22 to -32, the largest monthly drop in Gallup's trend dating to 1992.
View ArticlePurpose and Pay Define a 'Good Job' for College Grads
Purpose and pay are among the main reasons graduates characterize their first good job as "good." Less than a third of recent graduates say they had a good job waiting for them upon graduation.
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