The American labor market is reaching a critical turning point that could tighten labor availability in rural industries and slow growth across the U.S. economy. A new quarterly report from CoBank’s ...

Policymakers in West Virginia have long grappled with how to reverse trends of low labor force participation rates and persistent poverty. The 2026 legislative session is no different in advancing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). A recent drop in women’s workforce participation is a blinking red light for women and our economy. For ...

Over the past generation, the work trends for older Americans were one of the bright spots in an otherwise decidedly mixed labor force picture. But that is no longer the case. Both employment and ...

GLMC 2026 concluded with reaffirmed cooperation between Saudi Arabia and international partners, including the ILO, to continue advancing decent work standards, labor mobility, occupational safety and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less flexibility means fewer working moms. (MoMo Productions via Getty Images) The historic surge in employment among working ...

Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.

While the unemployment figure dropped slightly in March, what caught everyone's attention was the 500,000 who left the workforce, no longer working or looking for work, prompting the Washington Post ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Michel Carter covers working parents, diversity, and jobs. The continued decline in mothers’ workforce participation ...

During the pandemic, mothers saw a dramatic increase in workforce participation levels. however, since the beginning of 2025, those levels have seen continuous declines eliminating their pandemic ...

That’s why a new Florida-specific economic analysis by the Regional Economic Consulting Group, founded by former senior economists from Florida’s executive and legislative branches, deserves attention ...

Childcare advocates across Alabama are pushing for a new tax credit that would give families a break on daycare expenses, ...