Anchorage Daily News

Alaska population loss looms, with fewer births, more deaths and continuing outmigration

Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to shrink substantially over the past decade, according to state demographers.

B.C.'s population is dropping at the fastest rate in the country

According to recent data from Statistics Canada, B.C. is one of the provinces leading the way in population decline.
Opinion

The false prophet: How Paul Ehrlich predicted India’s death with a racist 'Population Bomb' and got it disastrously wrong

"This universe is finite, its resources, finite...if life is left unchecked, life will cease to exist. It needs correcting," said Thanos, the Mad Titan before he snapped his fingers and killed half of ...

Slower US job growth expected in February; unemployment rate forecast steady at 4.3%

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely cooled in February, with hiring in the healthcare sector expected to return to normal trends after an outsized increase in January, but the ...

Unexpected job losses, rise in unemployment rate fan US labor market doubts

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs in February and the unemployment ...
India West

India’s Population Hits 1.46 Billion As Fertility Rate Drops

NEW DELHI (IANS) – India’s population is projected to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, making it the world’s most populous nation, according to the United Nations Population Fund’s State of World ...
CNBC

Russia's war on Ukraine puts women off having children — and that could spell economic disaster

Four years of war appear to have played a big part in deterring or preventing women in Ukraine from having children. In Russia, women seem to be resistant to repeated calls from the Kremlin and ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

U.S. economy loses jobs in February; jobless rate rises to 4.4%

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased to 4.4%, potentially hinting at a deterioration in labor market conditions that could put the ...

US jobs report shows 92K drop, but here's why Fed may still hold rates

US payrolls fall by 92,000 in February while unemployment comes at 4.4%. December’s payroll figures were revised to show loss ...

Projection: North Carolina 7 years from more deaths than births

In just seven years, North Carolina could reach a demographic milestone: more deaths than births, according to new projections by the state’s demographer Michael Cline. “Unless fertility or life ...

As U.S. population growth slows, NC among states with most growth

Despite historic slowing of population growth in the U.S., North Carolina's population remained one of the highest, most ...

Deaths of white women with no higher education largely driving rising maternal mortality

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...