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Joblessness will rise as job-save policies are unwound

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INT

Policies have reduced the damage COVID-19 has done to Western job markets but these temporary schemes have to be unwound

US auto sector jobs recover but challenges remain

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UNITED STATES

Jobs in the auto manufacturing sector have returned to pre-pandemic levels but union membership has fallen

Labour trends upset traditional employment patterns

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INT

The pandemic has changed -- permanently or temporarily -- how people think about work

Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

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INT

High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Rising Argentina poverty brings long-term challenges

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ARGENTINA

Urban poverty rose from 40.1% in the first half of 2023 to 41.7% in the second, with indigence up from 9.3% to 11.9%

Marginalisation will sustain smuggling in Libyan south

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LIBYA

Smuggling fuel and people is the only economic option for many in the southern deserts

Foreigners are big part of Turkey’s population growth

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TURKEY

Without immigrants, mostly from the Middle East and CIS, Turkey’s population growth would be much slower

US and Canadian oil producers face bleak 2016

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US/CANADA

Sectoral pressures have acute regional and political implications

Venezuela migrant surge puts stress on host countries

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VENEZUELA

The number of Venezuelans who have left the country since 2015 now exceeds 7 million

US Fed remains on track to hike rates in December

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UNITED STATES

Rates stayed on hold in September, but strong fundamentals and reduced uncertainty should support a rise by year end