Initial jobless claims remained low last week, according to new Labor Department data. Government figures released Thursday (Oct. 5) showed initial claims inching up to 207,000 for the week...
Private employers added 89,000 jobs last month, the slowest growth rate since early 2021. That’s according to the monthly employment report released Wednesday (Oct. 4) by ADP, which...
More and more Americans are seeing income levels drop, a new labor market survey shows. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Oct. 4), a survey by Morning Consult finds that...
Chicago is at the center of a heated debate over the practice of treating tips as wages. Lawmakers in the city are considering a new...
The economic landscape has been marked by rising inflation, leading to concerns among employed consumers about their wages keeping up with the cost of living....
With mandated increases in delivery drivers’ pay, New York City is likely to see off-premise restaurant customers shift to pickup to avoid steeper fees. Uber,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new bill into law that raises the minimum wage for fast-food workers in the state to $20 an...
Inflation is slowing, according to the latest official data. But it may not make a difference in the lives of the roughly 60% of consumers...
Before becoming CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan worked as a barista at one of its stores. This isn’t a rags-to-riches story. The six months Narasimhan...