The Long Shadow of Deindustrialization The U.K., a former manufacturing powerhouse The Industrial Revolution started in the North of England two centuries ago. Birmingham...
Latest Jobs Report Reframes the United Kingdom’s Outlook Economic growth in the U.K. has surprised on the upside This week’s employment report showed some good news on...
The Real Deal With Real Wages and Productivity The most popular incorrect chart: The disconnect between pay and productivity The disconnect between economic reality and perceptions seems...
The Labor Market is Slowing, and That’s (Mostly) Okay Despite a heat wave stretching across the United States causing scorching temperatures (including Plam Springs hitting 124 degrees!), June’s...
Climate Change Is Today’s Economic Problem, Not Tomorrow’s Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a present reality affecting our lives. Its economic impact is...
Can Weight Loss Drugs Boost Economic Growth? The obesity epidemic is spreading The obesity epidemic has become one of the most severe health crises of today....
The Diverging Job Numbers – And Which One is Correct The labor market is the backbone of the U.S. economy, with more than 158 million employed workers. Understanding employment...
May Flowers Bring Job Power: US Economy Beats Projections After a weaker jobs report in April, May’s data completely reversed the trend. The U.S. economy added 272,000 new...
The ECB Should Disregard High German Wage Growth… For Now Inflation crawling back to target? After the massive inflationary surge in recent years, inflation numbers in the Eurozone have...
What Kind of Labor Market Awaits Gen Z Graduates? The college graduates crossing the stage this month are the first to completely witness higher education in a post-COVID...
The Minimum Wage has Leveled Pay in the UK Rising inequality no more! The media is full of stories about rising inequality and how things are getting out...
Full-Court Press or Fast Break For Canada’s Labor Market? In March, Canada’s labor market lost 2,200 jobs, potentially showing signs of a labor market recession. This may have...
When was the Best Labor Market for US Workers? The U.S. economy has seen a spectacular recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic growth has outpaced most other advanced...
April Showers? Not Quite for Jobs The labor market started the year off with a bang, boasting several months of job gains surpassing market expectations....
Spain’s Economy is Enjoying a Comeback Spain’s economic recovery exceeds expectations After being a speaker at the RecBuzz conference in Barcelona this April, I got...
Seven Facts About UK Migration Immigration is a highly sensitive topic. As advanced economies have failed to increase productivity and living standards at the...
Decoding Global Talent: Understanding Trends in US Immigration Where can employers find international talent eager to relocate to the U.S.? What are the primary factors that attract...
Conflicting Macro Data Causes Severe Headaches for the BoE GDP data showed an improving economy… Last week it looked like the U.K. economy had shaken off the shallow...
Weapons, Wine, and Beauty Products: The French Economy is Hot The French economy is doing well I recently discussed how the Eurozone is currently experiencing a reversal of fortunes....
Steering Through Challenges In a shift from the recent trend of a steadying labor market, Canada’s job market experienced a setback in...