Labor

To recruit more young people, employers talk up technology and higher pay.

Wyoming is the state with the most dangerous workplaces.

The United Automobile Workers told its members it would increase strike pay from $200 a week to $275 by January.

More than half of U.S. states don’t have laws that specifically bar discrimination against LGBTQ workers.

How Alfonso Cuarón's latest film set in 1970s Mexico resonates with domestic workers today.

This isn’t a bad time to be in the independent bookstore business. The American Booksellers Association says there’s been a nearly 31 percent increase in the number of indie bookstores since 2009. The indie renaissance coincides with the collapse of national book chains. One threat to bookstores’ future: rising rents and labor costs. Click the […]

New home sales have been slipping most of the year for a variety of reasons

Unemployment is lower than at any time in nearly half a century. Lots of jobs have been added this quarter. But today’s job report indicates that now more people are being laid off and filing for unemployment. As the labor market deals with tariffs and fluctuating financial markets, it’s hard to predict what might happen […]

There's no "white-collar economy" to support graduates, writer Sterling HolyWhiteMountain says.

Arkansas and Missouri voted to raise their minimum wages on Tuesday. Is the federal government next?