Jobs
Jobs Articles
courtesy of KFCThe country’s largest fast-food chains are expected to see walkouts in seven cities today as workers protest the industry’s low wages at some the nation’s most profitable...
Published:
Last Updated:
To determine the worst states to be unemployed in, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed figures published by the Department of Labor’s Office of Unemployment Insurance and by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here...
Published:
Last Updated:
To determine the best states to be unemployed in, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed figures published by the Department of Labor’s Office of Unemployment Insurance and by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here...
Published:
Last Updated:
For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. has identified America’s worst companies to work for. While company management can improve employee satisfaction, most of the companies on our list...
Published:
Last Updated:
ThinkstockThe average wage of a U.S. worker was $1,000 per week in the fourth quarter of 2012, or 4.7% higher from the same time in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In some...
Published:
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Supporters of an effort by District of Columbia lawmakers to set required private company pay well above the national minimum will regret the day they passed a bill...
Published:
The average U.S. worker was paid $1,000 per week as of the fourth quarter of 2012. This is, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 4.7% increase from 2011. In the vast majority of U.S....
Published:
Last Updated:
ThinkstockThe Bureau of Labor Statistics may have released its key employment situation last Friday for the month of June, but there is an interesting report showing the May data on total number of...
Published:
ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its latest Employment Trends Index (ETI), showing that employment edged higher in June, although there is some real concern here about the forward trends....
Published:
ThinkstockCorporate earnings are expected to be poor for the second quarter, perhaps the worst in three years, or the worst since the end of the recession. Each of these predictions has been made...
Published:
ThinkstockWhen people think of high-tech jobs, they typically think of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Ivy League Ph.D.s. But according to a new definition of STEM jobs — those requiring skills in...
Published:
Last Updated:
ThinkstockBeing an employee of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the past 10 years must have been the greatest feeling in the world. Unfortunately all good things come to an end at some point. Shortly...
Published:
Last Updated:
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for May. Compared with April data, unemployment rates fell in 25...
Published:
Last Updated:
ThinkstockFor Americans who have nothing to do once their workdays end, watching television fills in many of the hours. Perhaps people have more time on their hands as many do not have to commute....
Published:
ThinkstockLess than a third of the nation’s workers were actively engaged in their jobs last year, according to a Gallup report released this week. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace showed...
Published:
Last Updated: