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Hourly wages in the United States have risen by a cumulative 3% since 1979. Most of the wage growth over this period was enjoyed by those at the top of the income distribution, while wages stagnated...
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As the decade winds down, the U.S. economy continues to mark unprecedented job growth. November was the 110th straight month of reported job growth — the longest in U.S. history. In the last five...
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As the decade winds down, the U.S. economy continues to mark unprecedented job growth. November was the 110th straight month of reported job growth — the longest in U.S. history. In the last five...
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Since the end of the Great Recession in 2009, the U.S. economy has entered an era of unprecedented growth. Overall employment has climbed for a record 109 consecutive months through October 2019, and...
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Global migration has increased sharply in recent years. In the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — a group of 36 of some of the richest and healthiest countries in the...
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When we think of factories, we probably think of assembly lines staffed by workers performing repetitive tasks — or, increasingly, of sophisticated robotic machinery cutting, shaping, assembling,...
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The share of American workers in unions fell once again in 2018, from 10.7% in 2017 to 10.5%. The decline is part of a much longer-term trend of the slow and steady disintegration of organized labor...
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On Monday, nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike at General Motors, demanding better pay and the reopening of several U.S. plants. If the strike persists for...
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The U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs in July, nearly in line with the expectations of economists. July marks 106 consecutive months of jobs growth — the longest in U.S. history. Over the last five...
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After finishing college, most graduates strike out on their own, looking for a job where they can apply their recently-earned degree. With a very low U.S. unemployment rate and a record-setting...
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