--- title: "Labor Market Articles | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/blog/tag/labor-market" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [Back to Blog](/blog) # Labor market 425 posts [![Glass office blocks around a landscaped courtyard with parked scooters on an IT campus in Bengaluru](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/india-job-growth-1-8-percent-salary-hikes-9-4-percent-jefferies-hero.jpg) News ### India's Listed Companies Grew Staff Only 1.8% in FY26 as Like-for-Like Salary Hikes Rose to 9.4% Headcount at about 2,200 Indian listed firms grew 1.8% in FY26, a five-year low, while like-for-like salary hikes rose to 9.4%. What it means for job seekers. October 22, 2026Read Article](/blog/india-job-growth-1-8-percent-salary-hikes-9-4-percent-jefferies) [![A tidy Japanese precision parts factory with green CNC machines, steel parts in trays and work jackets on hooks](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/japan-rengo-6-percent-wage-target-2027-hero.jpg) News ### Japan's Biggest Union Group Sets a 6% Pay Raise Target for 2027 Wage Talks Rengo wants 2027 raises of 6% at the centre and 5% minimum, 4% base pay at the centre, and 20,000 yen and 6% for some small unions. See what it means for pay. October 22, 2026Read Article](/blog/japan-rengo-6-percent-wage-target-2027) [![Young job seekers walking between booths at a large graduate job fair hall](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/china-youth-unemployment-18-percent-september-2026-hero.jpg) News ### Nearly One in Five in China's Urban Youth Labor Force Is Still Jobless After September's Drop to 18% China's jobless rate for urban 16 to 24 year olds in the labor force, excluding students, eased to 18% in September from 18.9%. What it means for graduates. October 21, 2026Read Article](/blog/china-youth-unemployment-18-percent-september-2026) [![The revolving door entrance and turnstiles of a bank headquarters lobby](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/natwest-30000-staff-more-office-days-union-pushback-hero.jpg) News ### Unite Condemns NatWest Plan Moving Up to 13,497 Remote-First Workers to Two Office Days a Week Unite condemns NatWest's plan to move up to 13,497 remote-first UK staff to two office days a week from February 2027. See what changes and your rights. October 21, 2026Read Article](/blog/natwest-30000-staff-more-office-days-union-pushback) [![An old red-brick German factory with a tall chimney and a closed loading gate](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/germany-industry-lost-500000-jobs-since-2019-ifo-hero.jpg) News ### German Factories Have Shed Nearly 500,000 Jobs Since 2019 While Services Added 2.2 Million German industry lost 496,000 jobs from 2019 to 2025 while services added over 2.2 million, an ifo study finds. See where the jobs went and how to retrain. October 20, 2026Read Article](/blog/germany-industry-lost-500000-jobs-since-2019-ifo) [![Half-built brick houses with scaffolding on an English housing site](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/uk-vacancies-below-700000-unemployment-4-7-percent-october-2026-hero.jpg) News ### UK Job Vacancies Drop Below 700,000 Even as Unemployment Falls to 4.7% UK vacancies fell by 21,000 to 691,000, the first total below 700,000 since 2021, while unemployment fell to 4.7%. See what it means for UK job seekers. October 20, 2026Read Article](/blog/uk-vacancies-below-700000-unemployment-4-7-percent-october-2026) [![A cleaner pushing a cleaning cart along a covered walkway beside tropical gardens and housing blocks](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/singapore-nwc-6-to-8-percent-pay-rise-lower-wage-workers-2026-hero.jpg) News ### Singapore's Lower-Wage Workers Could Get 6% to 8% Pay Rises, the Highest Since 2021 Singapore workers earning up to $2,800 a month could get 6% to 8% raises under the 2026/2027 guidelines, with dollar floors of $120 to $170. See your tier. October 20, 2026Read Article](/blog/singapore-nwc-6-to-8-percent-pay-rise-lower-wage-workers-2026) [![Office workers walking toward glass towers in a sunny Gulf business district](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/uae-hiring-rebounds-4-percent-q3-2026-cooper-fitch-hero.jpg) News ### UAE Hiring Bounces Back 4% in Q3 2026 After What Cooper Fitch's CEO Calls the Biggest Fall in Six Years UAE hiring rose 4% in Q3 2026 after a 4% fall in Q2, Cooper Fitch data shows. See which sectors are hiring, what pay looks like and how one recruiter works. October 20, 2026Read Article](/blog/uae-hiring-rebounds-4-percent-q3-2026-cooper-fitch) [![Hands holding a phone with a green check mark beside a tall stack of old job applications](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/how-to-get-hired-after-a-long-job-search-hero.jpg) Job Hunting ### How to Get Hired After a Long Job Search 27.1% of unemployed people had been out of work more than 27 weeks in the BLS September 2026 jobs report. Here is what helps when your search drags on. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/how-to-get-hired-after-a-long-job-search) [![Young people seen from behind walking between white tents at a busy open-air job fair in a city square](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10622.jpg) News ### UNDP Says Jobs Are Projected for Only 400 Million of 1.2 Billion Young People in Developing Economies UNDP warns 1.2 billion young people will enter developing-country job markets, with jobs projected for only 400 million. Here is what young job seekers can do. October 14, 2026Read Article](/blog/undp-800-million-young-people-no-jobs-15-years) [![Adults seen from behind waiting with folders in a bright immigration services waiting hall](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10614.jpg) News ### Immigrants Renewing Work Permits Lose the 540-Day Automatic Extension for Good as DHS Finalizes Its Rule DHS made permanent the end of the 540-day automatic work permit extension for renewals filed since October 30, 2025. Here is who is covered and what to do. October 14, 2026Read Article](/blog/dhs-ends-540-day-automatic-work-permit-extension) [![Two construction workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests seen from behind looking at a high-rise under construction](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10570.jpg) News ### Up to 5,000 Ghanaian Workers Could Be Hired for Dubai Building Jobs With Visas and Air Tickets Paid Up to 5,000 Ghanaian workers could be hired for Dubai construction and maintenance jobs, starting with 500. See what the employer pays and how to prepare. October 13, 2026Read Article](/blog/ghana-dubai-5000-construction-maintenance-jobs-first-500-workers) [View All Blog Posts](/blog/p/1) [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)