Research Briefing
The recent increase in the unemployment rate is less threatening than it appears as it is limited in scope across...
Research Briefing
The recent increase in the unemployment rate is less threatening than it appears as it is limited in scope across...
Research Briefing
Close observers of the economy this week had to digest a bevy of indicators that provided mixed signals on the...
Consulting Report
In early 2024, in collaboration with Payoneer, Oxford Economics conducted the second-annual Payoneer SMB Ambitions Barometer survey to understand the...
Research Briefing
Many states have far more job openings than available labor as per the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)...
Employment is a fundamental part of life for many and directly links to their overall feelings of satisfaction and happiness....
Research Briefing
The lower-than-expected increase in nonfarm payroll employment, along with declining job openings and quits, suggest that wage pressures are unlikely...
Research Briefing
Our sentiment data, developed with Penta, suggests that UK private sector wage growth slowed sharply in March and early-April. If...
Research Briefing
The everyday economy generates half of all UK employment and 33% of GVA but is often dismissed because it generates...
Research Briefing
For Gulf cities, the near-term outlook will be tied not only to the global macroeconomic backdrop, but also the progress...
Research Briefing
Reflecting a surprisingly strong Spring Negotiation result and weaker yen assumption, we have upgraded our baseline wage and inflation forecasts....
Research Briefing
Profit margins in the eurozone have largely dropped back towards their long-term pre-pandemic average, after they increased faster than wages...
Research Briefing
We expect the March employment report to show moderating job growth, adding to the Federal Reserve's confidence that the labor...
Research Briefing
The pandemic was associated in many minds with a flight of people away from city centers, raising doubts over the...
The gender pay gap in the UK has been gaining publicity in recent years, but progress to reduce it has...
Consulting Report
In collaboration with Uber, our latest report: “Ride-Hailing: A Platform for Women’s Economic Opportunity in Bangladesh” explores the transport challenges...
Research Briefing
Our sentiment data suggests that the ECB's worries about sticky inflation driven by strong wage growth are misplaced. The sentiment...
Research Briefing
Five manufacturing sectors have contributed significant job growth in many metros in recent years, at a time when employment in...
Research Briefing
On the surface, January's headline jobs figures paint a healthy picture of the Canadian labour market, but a closer look...
Research Briefing
Contentious new Labour Force Survey data implies the UK jobs market was much tighter in H2 2023 than we previously...
Research Briefing
North African cities are forecast to experience some of the fastest rates of employment and population growth over the long...