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Seasonal jobs and what they pay should boost the economy in the final two months of the year, but that may not last.
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One of the open questions about the U.S. economy is when the jobless rate will return to the 5% or less that signals a full recovery.
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On Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Labor will release its Employment Situation report for the month of October.
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ThinkstockBallot initiatives in four states and three cities could, if approved by voters, raise the minimum wage for more than 600,000 workers. Minimum wage hikes are on the ballot in the states of...
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New research shows the average American worker earns 21 days of paid time off annually but uses just 77% of that time, forfeiting about five days a year.
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In an effort to maintain its position as the low-cost leader in wireless data, Sprint has announced a 1-gigabyte shared data allowance for $20 in its Family Share Pack.
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Google had 55,030 employees at the end of the quarter, up about 2,000 from the end of June. It is alarming that the search firm can add people that quickly.
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Whether the decision by Starbucks is due to outside pressure or the generosity of senior management, store workers probably do not care.
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Workers at nearly 1,700 Walmart stores have signed a petition calling on the company to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour.
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ThinkstockIn a measure introduced by the city’s mayor, the City Council of Los Angeles is now considering a proposal to raise the minimum wage in the city to $13.25 by 2017 and is also being asked...
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Walmart said on Tuesday that it would stop offering health insurance benefits to about 30,000 part-time U.S. employees.
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The U.S. Labor Department has released its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for the month of August.
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The New York Times has announced that it will cut 100 newsroom jobs as the paper seeks to lower costs to meet declining revenues.
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ADP's September private sector payrolls data will be used by economists and traders as a barometer for the Labor Department payrolls report.
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The U.S. Labor Department has released its weekly jobless claims, and we have another week of less than 300,000 in new claims.
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