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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose in September, versus a slight decline in the month of August
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A fresh report from the Freelancers Union now shows that nearly 55 million Americans are freelancing. If you tally this up against Labor Department data, it means more than a third of the work force...
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A new study from the Economic Policy Institute found that, no matter what the level of education attainment, black Americans are paid less that whites.
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Outside of Chair Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer is one of the most closely followed people in the financial markets.
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Canadian autoworkers union members voted on and approved a four-year contract agreement with General Motors over the weekend by a margin of nearly two to one.
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Negotiations between General Motors and the company's Canadian autoworkers union, Unifor, led to a tentative deal just as the clock ran out Monday night.
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Kohl's announced Monday morning that it plans to hire more than 69,000 seasonal employees for the 2016 holiday shopping season.
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The need for wind turbine service technicians will grow more than 108% by 2024, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis.
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The California State Assembly recently passed a bill that received minimal recognition by the press, outside of the state, but has substantial negative consequences for basically everyone in the...
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Southwest Airlines and its pilots' union have reached an agreement in principle on a new contract. Among the many issues in dispute was the incorporation of new Boeing planes into Southwest's fleet.
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Despite Intel's feeble efforts to diversify its worker base, still less than 4% of its workforce is black.
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Even though 2016 is an election year, no politician really will try to tackle the issue of a decline in overall labor productivity.
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The oil industry has shed more than 195,000 jobs, and if the price of crude stays below $40 a barrel, the trend may continue.
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With unemployment at multiyear lows, it is unfortunate to see that a recent study shows fewer than half of people are satisfied with their jobs.
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JPMorgan has announced that beginning next February the bank will begin to raise wages for about 18,000 hourly full- and part-time employees.
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