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Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Point Since July 2024, Causing Application Volume to Plummet
Mortgage application volume fell 3.7% last week due to a fourth consecutive weekly rise in rates, reaching 6.99% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage—the highest since July 2024; purchase applications dropped 7% weekly and 15% yearly, while refinance applications rose 2% weekly but fell 6% yearly.
Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Point Since July 2024, Causing Application Volume to Plummet
Mortgage application volume fell 3.7% last week due to a fourth consecutive weekly rise in rates, reaching 6.99% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage—the highest since July 2024; purchase applications dropped 7% weekly and 15% yearly, while refinance applications rose 2% weekly but fell 6% yearly.
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36% Bias Score
German Office Vacancy Rates Rise to 6.8 Percent
Office vacancy rates in seven major German cities – Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Stuttgart – rose to 6.8 percent in 2024, up from 5.8 percent in 2023, due to decreased demand from companies, a shift towards smaller, sustainable offices, and economic uncertainty.
German Office Vacancy Rates Rise to 6.8 Percent
Office vacancy rates in seven major German cities – Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Stuttgart – rose to 6.8 percent in 2024, up from 5.8 percent in 2023, due to decreased demand from companies, a shift towards smaller, sustainable offices, and economic uncertainty.
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44% Bias Score
Boundary-Setters Reshape Workplace Culture
The rise of "boundary-setters," employees who prioritize well-being by setting work limits, is reshaping workplace culture, impacting productivity, employee retention, and organizational success; studies show that 44% of employees experience burnout.
Boundary-Setters Reshape Workplace Culture
The rise of "boundary-setters," employees who prioritize well-being by setting work limits, is reshaping workplace culture, impacting productivity, employee retention, and organizational success; studies show that 44% of employees experience burnout.
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28% Bias Score
Ukraine War: Women Fill Coal Mining Gap
In Ukraine, Russia's invasion prompted a worker shortage in male-dominated industries, leading to a repeal of the law prohibiting women from working underground in coal mines; now hundreds of women work in these mines, comprising roughly 5% of DTEK's workforce.
Ukraine War: Women Fill Coal Mining Gap
In Ukraine, Russia's invasion prompted a worker shortage in male-dominated industries, leading to a repeal of the law prohibiting women from working underground in coal mines; now hundreds of women work in these mines, comprising roughly 5% of DTEK's workforce.
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52% Bias Score
US Job Quits Hit Pandemic Low Amidst Cooling Labor Market
The November 2024 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey revealed a drop in quits to 3.1 million—a pandemic-era low—and decade-low hiring, despite 8.1 million job openings and low layoffs; economists anticipate the incoming administration's policies to significantly impact future labor market trends...
US Job Quits Hit Pandemic Low Amidst Cooling Labor Market
The November 2024 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey revealed a drop in quits to 3.1 million—a pandemic-era low—and decade-low hiring, despite 8.1 million job openings and low layoffs; economists anticipate the incoming administration's policies to significantly impact future labor market trends...
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40% Bias Score
21 States Raise Minimum Wage in 2024
Twenty-one states raised their minimum wage on January 1, 2024, impacting over 9.2 million workers, with increases ranging from $10.55 to $16.66 per hour, reflecting a trend of states independently raising wages while the federal minimum remains at $7.25 since 2009.
21 States Raise Minimum Wage in 2024
Twenty-one states raised their minimum wage on January 1, 2024, impacting over 9.2 million workers, with increases ranging from $10.55 to $16.66 per hour, reflecting a trend of states independently raising wages while the federal minimum remains at $7.25 since 2009.
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40% Bias Score
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Near-Year Low Amidst Cooling Job Growth
U.S. jobless claims fell to a near-year low of 201,000 for the week ending January 4, reflecting a healthy labor market despite slowing job growth and persistent inflation concerns; the four-week average fell to 213,000, while the number of people receiving benefits rose to 1.87 million.
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Near-Year Low Amidst Cooling Job Growth
U.S. jobless claims fell to a near-year low of 201,000 for the week ending January 4, reflecting a healthy labor market despite slowing job growth and persistent inflation concerns; the four-week average fell to 213,000, while the number of people receiving benefits rose to 1.87 million.
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36% Bias Score
TaskRabbit and the Shift Towards Self-Employment in the Housekeeping Industry
TaskRabbit's entry into US metropolitan areas resulted in a 7.1% decrease in the overall housekeeping workforce, with middle managers experiencing the largest decline (24.7%), but also a 2.9% decrease in unemployment and a 6.9% increase in self-employment, leading to a 3.9% rise in small housekeepin...
TaskRabbit and the Shift Towards Self-Employment in the Housekeeping Industry
TaskRabbit's entry into US metropolitan areas resulted in a 7.1% decrease in the overall housekeeping workforce, with middle managers experiencing the largest decline (24.7%), but also a 2.9% decrease in unemployment and a 6.9% increase in self-employment, leading to a 3.9% rise in small housekeepin...
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32% Bias Score
Gen Z Workforce: Mental and Financial Health Crisis
Gen Z, comprising nearly 30% of the projected 2025 workforce, faces significant mental and financial health challenges stemming from economic instability, the pandemic's impact, and high student loan debt, creating a 26% holistic health gap compared to Baby Boomers.
Gen Z Workforce: Mental and Financial Health Crisis
Gen Z, comprising nearly 30% of the projected 2025 workforce, faces significant mental and financial health challenges stemming from economic instability, the pandemic's impact, and high student loan debt, creating a 26% holistic health gap compared to Baby Boomers.
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48% Bias Score
German Healthcare Workers Flood Luxembourg Due to Better Pay and Conditions
Due to significantly better working conditions and almost double the salary, over 52,000 Germans work in Luxembourg's healthcare sector, causing a worker shortage in Germany.
German Healthcare Workers Flood Luxembourg Due to Better Pay and Conditions
Due to significantly better working conditions and almost double the salary, over 52,000 Germans work in Luxembourg's healthcare sector, causing a worker shortage in Germany.
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36% Bias Score
Naples Labor Market: A Critical Analysis of "NapoliLavoro" Report
The "NapoliLavoro" report reveals a deeply troubled Neapolitan labor market, with only 40% employment, low female participation (30%), widespread informal work, and low-paying jobs; this highlights the failure of past national and regional policies.
Naples Labor Market: A Critical Analysis of "NapoliLavoro" Report
The "NapoliLavoro" report reveals a deeply troubled Neapolitan labor market, with only 40% employment, low female participation (30%), widespread informal work, and low-paying jobs; this highlights the failure of past national and regional policies.
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56% Bias Score
Rising Youth Unemployment in Rhineland-Palatinate
In Rhineland-Palatinate, youth unemployment is rising, with 10,500 young people unemployed in 2023—2,000 lacking school degrees and 7,900 lacking vocational degrees, compared to 9,100 in 2022 and an average of 10,000 over the past five years, prompting concerns about the impact of economic slowdowns...
Rising Youth Unemployment in Rhineland-Palatinate
In Rhineland-Palatinate, youth unemployment is rising, with 10,500 young people unemployed in 2023—2,000 lacking school degrees and 7,900 lacking vocational degrees, compared to 9,100 in 2022 and an average of 10,000 over the past five years, prompting concerns about the impact of economic slowdowns...
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28% Bias Score
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