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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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The U.S. Department of Labor has released data indicating that nonfarm labor productivity rose by 2.9% in the second quarter of 2018. This was the strongest productivity gain in over three years.
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The country's economic security system developed in the manufacturing cities in the upper Midwest spread the benefits of a booming U.S. economy in the post-World War II era. Those benefits have...
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There are too many temporary office operations that compete with WeWork in every major market for the company's growth to continue indefinitely.
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A new report from the Brookings Institution's Hamilton Project examines the rise in labor force participation since the end of the financial crisis.
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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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Raises are to be given to about 7,000 workers at Nike, but the media has not reported how large these raises would be. They may be very little.
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Nike to raise the compensation of many employees, newsroom staff of The New York Daily News cut by half, Russian hackers may have hit the U.S. electric grid, and other important business headlines.
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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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Strikers are testing Amazon on Prime Day. How much can they disrupt its operations when they come on make-or-break days for the company?
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Some of the most significant tariffs go into effect today. Based on comments by leaders of industries threatened most financially, the layoffs will start right away.
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There may be a bit of a more muted expectations for Friday's key payrolls and unemployment report from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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