Tag: jobs

Topline The unemployment rate unexpectedly rose last month as the economy added another 315,000 jobs—signaling the labor market, which has remained one of the economy’s strongest pillars during the pandemic ...

Data: Axios/Ipsos; Chart: Jacque Schrag/AxiosDemocrats thinking about moving to another state are about twice as likely to consider blue states than red or swing states — and Republicans' preference for ...

Summer is here — and as temperatures climb, so does the demand for seasonal workers.A continuing labor shortage and imminent spike in travel demand has left employers desperate to hire, ...

Mark Lehman has an interesting job — at least he thinks so. As a data manager for the Mojave Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network, he organizes and analyzes data collected ...

Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice

Republicans are picking up the equal-pay mantle, but what are they really arguing for? A man cannot know his deepest desire. That’s a rough-and-ready interpretation of the parable in Andrei ...

Dive Brief:  Hammers and nails know no gender. Steel girders don't claim an ethnic heritage. But Massachusetts broadly missed its workforce participation goals for women and minorities on construction contracts, ...

General and trade contractors have long been complaining that they can’t find sufficient qualified workers to fill vacant positions. Recently, employers in other sectors of the economy have also become ...

In 2022, people are reassessing what they expect from the business they work for-- and this is a good thing. People should follow their ambitions.As a result, businesses are looking for ...

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday requiring "project labor agreements" in federal construction projects over $35 million, a potential boost to workers and unions that ...