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New research indicates that minimum-wage laws have forced companies to accelerate the introduction of technology in the workplace, hurting American workers in mostly low-skilled jobs.
The American workplace is physically and emotionally demanding, with workers facing unstable work schedules, unpleasant and possibly hazardous working conditions, and an often hostile social...
The number of chief executive officers who announced their departures rose nearly 11% in July from the same period a year ago.
While each monthly Labor Department reading on private sector payrolls gives a live snapshot of the U.S. jobs market, a more obscure report from the Labor Department actually shows just how much...
The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in July, one of the lowest levels in years. However, there are parts of the country were the jobs situation is still at Great Recession levels.
The July unemployment rate fell from 4.4% in June to 4.3%, matching a 16-year low. Wages are up about 2.5% year over year.
Wednesday acted as a preview for the flat to soft directional bias for Friday's BLS report after ADP released its national payrolls report for July.
So far we are seeing more evidence pointing to slower payroll growth for July. Whether that changes as other preliminary jobs reports come out this week remains to be seen.
U.S. employment increased by 222,000 in June, topping expectations. The jobless rate ticked up 0.1% to 4.4% from a 16-year low in May.
Unemployment and jobs add up to the best live-reading barometer of the economy. Each month we get to see numerous data reports that act as a bias meter for how each monthly unemployment report will...
Employers announced plans to trim payrolls by more than 31,000 jobs in June, the lowest monthly total of the year, according to Challenger Gray & Christmas.
Nearly two-thirds of jobs in some metropolitan areas of the United States could be automated within the next 20 years, according to new research.
The extraordinary improvement in the U.S. labor market includes the great majority of American cities.
More employers are looking at alternative work perks to lure top talent from the ranks of millennials and Generation Z, as the baby boomer generation gives way to younger generations of managers.
A new report published Monday on the city of Seattle's $15 minimum wage ordinance raises questions about whether the target may be achievable without cutting jobs.