If the U.S. fails to attract and retain foreign AI talent, the biggest winner could be Canada.

Foreign nurses are in high demand to support patients in U.S. nursing homes and hospitals, but visa barriers remain in place.

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Santa Clara County is helping regulators deal with businesses that cheat workers out of wages but fail to settle that debt.

The first Labor Day parade took place in 1882. Historian Allyson Brantley says there are notable parallels between that moment and today.

The participation rate, which includes people actively looking for jobs, rose in August for those 55 and older, women, teenagers and others.

With the acceleration of baby boomer retirements, multiple sectors face long-term challenges finding enough workers to meet demand.

Average hourly earnings are now rising faster than prices. But two years of high inflation have left many low-income people in a financial hole.

There are only so many options. Ideally, they don't include a boom or a bust.

Today, nearly a third of Japan's population is over the age of 65. Compared to how much wealthy nations' populations will age in the coming decades though, Japan "is only the tip of the iceberg" says New York Times journalist Lauren Leatherby.