Economy

Wages are growing, but not as quickly as they were at this time last year, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s hard to get a raise when people aren’t changing jobs.

After a July 1 deadline passed to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a new process begins to find a mutually acceptable deal.

Single-family home construction spending is down 4% from last May, according to new Census Bureau data, as elevated mortgage rates and affordability pressures drag down demand.

In the 1980s, about two in every three U.S. teenagers had paying jobs. Now, it's about one in three.

It’s human nature to procrastinate, but there are workarounds.

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for June paints a pretty complex pictiure.

The gender wage gap has been widening for several years, after it narrowed at the start of the pandemic. That’s a drag on the entire economy.

While new infrastructure often comes with a set price tag, taxpayers often end up footing a much larger bill after all is said and done.

Ultimately, the increase in the cost of shipping a container across an ocean will be passed along to consumers.

April and May hiring increases were concentrated in lower-paying industries like leisure and hospitality, while professional sectors like banking and tech weren’t doing as well.