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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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U.S. gains 223,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate falls to 3.8 percent

by Associated Press
Jun 1, 2018
But wage gains are still below the levels that are typical when the unemployment rate is this low.
Job seekers wait to speak with recruiters at a Job Fair hosted by Miami-Dade County.
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A pay increase for entry-level jobs

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 1, 2018
ADP reports entry-level wages for 16- to 24-year-olds rose 5.2 percent in the past year, about double the increase for workers' wages overall.
A job applicant speaks with a recruiter during an interview in New York City.
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Divided Decade

How much are we earning almost a decade after the Great Recession?

by Janet Nguyen
May 23, 2018
A look at the state of wages for young college graduates and how wages break down by education level.
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The Supreme Court just made class-action lawsuits harder to join

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
May 22, 2018
We spoke with one of the co-founders of SCOTUSblog about the implications of the ruling.
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The class of 2008 offers advice to the class of 2018

by Scott Tong and Hayley Hershman
May 22, 2018
Graduates from the Great Recession at the University of Arkansas returned to give advice to this year's graduates.
Graduates from 2008 and 2018 met at the University of Central Arkansas for a roundtable discussion.
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The low unemployment rate is the best it’s been in 18 years, but wages were growing faster back then

by Mitchell Hartman
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 […]
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Employers experiencing labor shortages in full employment economy

by Mitchell Hartman
May 4, 2018
Surveys of employers indicate labor shortages are increasing in multiple sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, health care and IT (to name a few). With the April jobs report out Friday, we’ll look at which employers are hurting the most in this full employment economy. And are employers raising wages and benefits enough to attract […]
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U.S. adds 164,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent

by Associated Press
May 4, 2018
The unemployment rate is at its lowest rate since December 2000.
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After going on strike, one Oklahoma teacher is ready to run for office

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
May 1, 2018
Public school teachers in states like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona are fighting for higher pay and more funding for schools. Now one physics teacher thinks he can enact change by joining his state legislature.
Thousands gathered and marched in a picket line outside the Oklahoma State Capitol during a statewide education walkout in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
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