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Cities have to be labour markets first to improve productivity, wages. Edmonton's mayor gets it
01 Jan 2026 11:05 GMT
… people with jobs, companies with workers and skills with opportunity. Productivity improves, wages … larger Canadian centres in housing construction. It builds homes faster than … cities succeed by strengthening their labour markets, Edmonton’s next chapter …
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Surging United States leaves Canadian workers behind: C.D. Howe Institute
30 Dec 2025 13:15 GMT
… in Canada, undercutting productivity growth and workers’ incomes, according to … member of Canada’s labour force is putting … path toward a more labour-intensive, lower-wage economy … standing tilt toward residential construction; regulatory delays for major …
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Hospitals Spending Billions on New Construction
30 Dec 2025 12:50 GMT
… of both new construction and remodeling jobs, spurred in part … “Hospitals, which are large employers, threaten service cuts and job … and offer huge local employment for construction,” said Novack.
“They … in claims of less ‘productivity’ and so claiming need …
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Is India’s workforce job-ready? Chief secys flag ‘talent shortage’, 73% workers have only basic education
30 Dec 2025 11:50 GMT
… schooling, translating into a labour productivity of 10.68 GDP per … still dominates workforce
India’s Employment Population Ratio (EPR) … ;restaurants at 12%, and construction at 11.5%.
The … flag ‘talent shortage’, 73% workers have only basic education
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Tight workforce, slower growth expected to shape Missouri’s 2026 labor market
30 Dec 2025 10:26 GMT
… next year even as productivity improves.
"I … rely heavily on immigrant workers, including construction, restaurants, health care, … in this labor market will be finding workers.
"Employers don… workers on the margins of the workforce.
For employees, …
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Hitachi at CEATEC 2025: How Metaverse AI Agents and Conversational Machines Are Augmenting Human Workers
30 Dec 2025 06:50 GMT
… manufacturing environments facing labor shortages while experiencing growing … control, productivity, and training, allowing inexperienced workers to be … being explored in healthcare, construction, welfare, and service … people do their jobs better on the …
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Gen Z Is Getting Iced Out of White-Collar Jobs, So They’re Nannying for Billionaires Instead
30 Dec 2025 04:19 GMT
… official data on youth employment is sobering. In the … a hiring environment where employers prioritize experienced talent, automation … AI tools to boost productivity—sometimes at the … careers: Some are choosing jobs like construction, HVAC, electrical work, …
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Wellness Workdays Launches BRAVE: A frontline mental health program built specifically for the construction industry
29 Dec 2025 18:59 GMT
… health and safety matter most. Construction workers face some of the highest … , one that directly impacts safety, productivity, and retention.
"Mental health … workplace health solutions that help employers improve workforce health, reduce healthcare …
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Real estate companies battle worker shortage; mechanisation to the rescue
29 Dec 2025 13:46 GMT
… providing improved local employment opportunities and welfare … the second largest employer after agriculture and … productivity, and cost.
Workers from other states are preferring jobs … dependency on manual labour, improve construction speed, and ensure …
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Seeing Japan's older workers made me realize how the US could better prepare for an aging economy
28 Dec 2025 08:47 GMT
… shop, drivers and construction workers — some of … actively supported older worker employment, especially among older … Health, Labour and Welfare provides employers with subsidies … labor force ages, productivity growth at work falls.
Many older Japanese workers …