Small business optimism dipped in September as concerns about “labor quality or availability” rose, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said in a Tuesday (Oct. 13)...
AI can produce a first draft. Someone still has to make the finished work worth paying for. The September 2026 edition of The Wage to...
Verizon said it is spending $70 million to teach artificial intelligence (AI) skills to American workers and businesses. AI Skills for America, announced by the...
A sick day may last 24 hours. The financial effects can stay much longer. For millions of workers, one missed shift can reduce the next...
A dollar can only stretch so far. For 60 million Labor Economy workers, each trip to the checkout can involve hard choices about what to...
For many hourly workers, the most useful financial tool may not be a bigger paycheck, but a clearer view of when that paycheck will arrive...
U.S. manufacturers are projected to leave 2.1 million jobs unfilled by 2030. In a 2021 study, the Manufacturing Institute estimated that gap could cost the...
Stable employment has long been viewed as the primary pathway to financial security. The Wage to Wallet Index suggests that equation is beginning to break...
“The Schedule Shock: How Unstable Hours Turn Paychecks Into Guesswork” is the May 2026 edition of the Wage to Wallet Index, a PYMNTS Intelligence and...