Stories Tagged as
Job market
What college seniors are losing in their last semester because of COVID-19
May 13, 2020
College seniors are faced with ending the biggest chapter of their lives so far and looking for a job during a global pandemic and record unemployment.
How many furloughed workers will return to their jobs? Many are optimistic
May 11, 2020
The longer you're laid off, the more likely it is to become permament.
What does it take to establish yourself in a "winner-take-all" economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daniel Shin
Jun 18, 2019
The New York Times' Neil Irwin has spent some time trying to figure out exactly that.
Tiananmen 30 years on: What are China's youth worried about?
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 4, 2019
China's college students are not just concerned with job prospects but also how to have a more balanced life.
For the Class of 2019: more job offers, flat pay
May 27, 2019
The tight labor market means new college grads have leverage in the job market. But that's not translating to significantly higher pay.
In a strong job market, some fed up workers are "ghosting" their employers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Dec 14, 2018
So many workers are disappearing without even a text message that they've caught the Fed's attention.
Tight jobs lead to higher rents, which lead to core inflation increase
Dec 13, 2018
The Consumer Price Index, if you take out food and energy, showed prices rising slightly. It climbed 0.2 percent, so year-over-year prices have climbed 2.2 percent. One of the reasons for the price hikes in November was rent. And you might not be happy to hear it, but it could well be another sign of […]
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Data show a job market that's slowing, or at least pausing
Dec 7, 2018
Two numbers in the Labor Department’s jobs report Friday seem to indicate the job market might be slowing down a bit, or at least hitting the pause button. First, what it calls the U-6 unemployment rate: It measures total unemployment, including discouraged and underemployed workers. It rose 0.2 percent to 7.6 percent. Second, within that U-6 […]
The low unemployment rate is the best it’s been in 18 years, but wages were growing faster back then
May 4, 2018
The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest it has been since the early 2000s — near the end of both President Bill Clinton’s second term and the dot-com boom. But wages back then were rising at a faster pace, while they’ve been pretty flat in today’s job market. Why? What are […]
Tariffs may impact U.S. employment figures
Mar 9, 2018
President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs will take effect in two weeks. But it will probably be months before there’s any evidence of how the tariffs will impact the job market. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.