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Who will grow our food?

by Andy Uhler
Nov 6, 2018
As prices fall and costs squeeze farmers, the young opt against lives of hard work and low wages.
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Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics is confused about your employment situation

by Ali Oshinskie
Oct 11, 2018
The gig economy is shrinking. Wait, what exactly is the gig economy?
Dog Walker Dorothy Agius-Bennett takes her pets for a stroll during a powerful rainstorm on December 21, 2010 in San Diego, California.
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Recent immigration policy moves vex U.S. workers from abroad

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 5, 2018
The lives of many educated, skilled people have essentially been put on hold by a pile of changes to immigration policies.
President Donald Trump speaks in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2017, before signing the "Buy American and Hire American" executive order.
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Government labor board proposes rolling back a rule that made union organizing easier

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 14, 2018
Business organizations support the change, but labor activists say it would make low-wage contract workers more vulnerable.
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Labor shortages and high cost of materials depress homebuilding, industry says

by Renata Sago
Jul 18, 2018
Builders are looking into long-term solutions.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut. 
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U.S. added 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment rose to 4 percent

by Associated Press
Jul 6, 2018
The low jobless rate has yet to force employers to offer higher wages in order to fill job openings.
Job seekers meet with a recruiter during a job and career fair at City College of San Francisco. 
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Should we be getting paid for providing data?

by Molly Wood
May 8, 2018
The data we generate daily could be seen as labor. "I do think people are starting to wake up to this," one researcher says.
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For small businesses, a tight labor market means workers are in short supply

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 10, 2018
Each month, the National Federation of Independent Business asks its members questions about how easy it is to find and hire workers. And the latest responses indicate small business hiring is up, but that it’s also harder than ever for those employers to find people to fill the jobs they have available. So what options […]
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What role do immigrants play in U.S. labor force?

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 5, 2018
The percentage of immigrant workers has increased since 2000. President Trump and many congressional Republicans want to reverse that trend.
Candidates for US citizenship take the oath of allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony for new US citizens at the City Hall of Jersey City in New Jersey on Feb. 22, 2017.
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4 ways a tight labor market affects hiring

by Kimberly Adams and Eliza Mills
Mar 2, 2018
It's a great time to be a job seeker.
Job seekers wait in line to have their resumes reviewed during a job fair in San Francisco.
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