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The national unemployment rate stayed extraordinarily low in August. But black Americans have a rate that was 62% above the national rate.
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Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday that announced August job cuts were 42% higher than the same month last year. Manufacturing jobs were especially hard-hit during...
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The new school year is just starting up and parents everywhere have new and returning concerns for their children.
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No one is getting fired anymore. The U.S. Department of Labor released its reading on weekly jobless claims, which fell by 2,000 to a mere 210,000. This number used to run closer to and even above...
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The national unemployment rate is 3.9%, but there is a wide range in the levels across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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In the 1980s, over one-third of job seekers were willing to move for a new position, but now this number is dramatically shrinking as new trends are emerging in the labor market.
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CEOs are leaving their jobs at a more rapid pace through the first seven months of 2018 than in the same period last year. Non-profits are seeing the largest turnover and there is more turnover in...
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Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Tuesday that the number of teens who found jobs this summer rose by 7.8% compared to the 2017 total.
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Almost all the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics July Employment Situation was good. Not all groups did equally well.
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It's usually hard to comprehend that sometimes the "less is more" argument can be true. That paradox may be the case for the Labor Department's employment report on Friday.
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July looks like it will be another extraordinary month for job growth. Job cuts in July fell to their lowest level in 20 months.
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As the workforce ages in many countries and technology continues to drive more automation, what does that imply for the older workers and for a country's productivity?
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The summer is not over yet and there is still plenty of time for teens to get a job and make some money before the school year starts.
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Should you consider moving across the country to look for a better-paying job or to accept a new job in a new location? There are a lot of issues to consider and the Hamilton Project of the Brookings...
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The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have led many companies to review and revise corporate policies related to sexual harassment.
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