Employment

Average hourly earnings rose 4.1% year-over-year in October; the rate peaked near 6% in March 2022. The slowdown in wage growth is helping the Fed wrestle inflation lower.

"This particular job, one of the reasons I took it is because I knew that you'd never stop learning, and I find that really exciting," said Violet O'Brien, a notary in Houston.

What one veteran and former bartender found in a new job.

This spring, there were 14.2 million undergraduates in the U.S., about 9% fewer than in spring 2019.

The jobless rate for young workers has jumped since late 2021 and loan repayment is back on the table. Soon-to-be grads are scrambling.

In "Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor," authors Newman and Jacobs advocate letting tight labor markets stay that way.

A rule that makes the underlying data more consistent has delayed February's report by a week.

There are ways to figure out the quality of jobs that are being added to the economy.

A social science theory dives into the mechanics of who you know.

People with disabilities have long asked to work from home, says Nicole Maestas of Harvard. The pandemic proved it can be done.