Image by Alex Csiki from Pixabay8, 2025 - The Conference Board−Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index decreased in ...

Discover how human resource planning might be used to estimate the correct demand for labor in a given market, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Labor costs are a big component of the cost of services, and consumer spending on services accounts for nearly half of this economy. The recent slowdown in consumer spending is already starting to ...

Firms usually decide how many workers to employ based on how much income each worker generates for the company after deducting employment expenses. Managers estimate how much income workers generate ...

The United States, like the world at large, is experiencing labor shortages that are likely to persist. How can we ensure the economy remains strong despite these labor shortages, and what can ...

The health sector holds many of the best job opportunities for workers in 2025, due to factors like high labor demand and pay, according to a new ranking from job search site Indeed. Health care roles ...

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the “Great Recession” officially ended four years ago. Nonetheless, job growth remains anemic. Many economists have struggled to explain its ...

After last week’s weaker-than-expected payrolls release, the Fed will likely lower policy rates at the next FOMC meeting in September. Although concerns over a slowdown in labor demand have gained ...

Even before Donald Trump returned to the White House, anti-immigration politics were reshaping migration flows to high-income countries. Borders have been tightened despite economies facing urgent ...

We consider a dynamic model in which firms decide whether or not to vary labor in the presence of fixed costs. By exploiting the first-order condition for optimality, we derive a semireduced form in ...

Burnout, stress and overload have crippled healthcare workers for a decade. The pandemic only shined a brighter light on an already rapidly spiraling HR nightmare; a staffing crisis across the ...