Job Market

Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You

By Beth Braverman

If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get

By Beth Braverman

A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over

By Jacqueline Leo

A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company

By Beth Braverman

As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out

By Beth Braverman

After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.

The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year

By Janna Herron

The proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
Trump Inherits a Solid Job Market. Can He Really Make It Better?

By Rob Garver

For Trump, who declared that he would be “the greatest jobs president God ever created” during his campaign and has specifically and repeatedly said that employment growth will be his singular focus...
Here’s How Long It Takes for Your College Degree to Pay Off

By Beth Braverman

While there has been much hand-wringing among policymakers about the rising cost of college and growing levels of student debt, most analysts agree that those who earn a college degree are better off...
Why 2017 Should Be a Very Good Year for Finding a New Job

By Janna Herron

The U.S. economy last year added more than 2 million jobs, and 2017 should be an even better year for job seekers. Wages are poised to move higher, too. Employers expanded their payrolls by 156,000...

Big Job Increases Are Likely as Companies Gear Up for Growth

By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times

There may be a silver lining in the slash-and-burn cost cutting by U.S. businesses during the recent recession. Left with a dearth of equipment, inventories and workers, boosts in equipment spending...
Big Job Increases Are Likely as Companies Gear Up for Growth

By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times

Big job increases are likely as severe cuts in equipment, inventories, and workers hit bottom.
A ‘Lost Generation’ of Job Seekers Struggle with Recession

By William Neikirk, The Fiscal Times

Stuck in Limbo While Searching for Work
The Hidden Cost of Unemployment Benefits

By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times

The ultra-generous length of unemployment benefits payments is actually contributing to the duration of joblessness and to the rise in the unemployment.
Stubbornly High Unemployment Turns Into Political, Economic Crisis

By William Neikirk, The Fiscal Times

Chris Wabik, an electrician, checks with his local union hall every day to see if he has been called back to work. He’s been doing that since last June. That’s when he was laid off after his company...

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