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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose in September, versus a slight decline in the month of August
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kohl's announced Monday morning that it plans to hire more than 69,000 seasonal employees for the 2016 holiday shopping season.
The need for wind turbine service technicians will grow more than 108% by 2024, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis.
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...
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.
Despite Intel's feeble efforts to diversify its worker base, still less than 4% of its workforce is black.
Even though 2016 is an election year, no politician really will try to tackle the issue of a decline in overall labor productivity.
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.
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.
JPMorgan has announced that beginning next February the bank will begin to raise wages for about 18,000 hourly full- and part-time employees.