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Employers experiencing labor shortages in full employment economy

by Mitchell Hartman
May 4, 2018
Surveys of employers indicate labor shortages are increasing in multiple sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, health care and IT (to name a few). With the April jobs report out Friday, we’ll look at which employers are hurting the most in this full employment economy. And are employers raising wages and benefits enough to attract […]
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U.S. adds 164,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent

by Associated Press
May 4, 2018
The unemployment rate is at its lowest rate since December 2000.
A job seeker shakes hands with a recruiter during a career fair.
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After going on strike, one Oklahoma teacher is ready to run for office

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
May 1, 2018
Public school teachers in states like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona are fighting for higher pay and more funding for schools. Now one physics teacher thinks he can enact change by joining his state legislature.
Thousands gathered and marched in a picket line outside the Oklahoma State Capitol during a statewide education walkout in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
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Teachers still haven't recovered financially from the recession

by Eliza Mills
Apr 6, 2018
Flat or reduced spending in education has meant lower or stagnant salaries and reductions to benefits.
West Virginia teachers, students and supporters hold signs on a Morgantown street as they continue their strike on March 2.
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U.S. adds a modest 103,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate stays at 4.1 percent

by Associated Press
Apr 6, 2018
The unemployment rate is at a 17-year low.
Job seekers use computers to fill out applications during a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, California.
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For some minor league baseball players, wages can seem like peanuts

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 5, 2018
Congress's Save America's Pastime Act may pre-empt a lawsuit challenging teams over player pay.
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Women and their employers can both work to combat gender wage gaps

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 16, 2018
For every dollar that U.S. men make, women make about 80 cents. Black women make 63 cents for every dollar white men make. Latinas make 54 cents.
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Disney World union employees still fighting for more magic in their paychecks

by Renata Sago
Mar 13, 2018
The company and more than 38,000 unionized employers are still in wage negotiations.
A coalition of unions representing more than 38,000 Disney employees is in the midst of a dispute over higher wages.
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Jobs report: What's not to like?

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2018
More than 300,000 jobs were added to the economy last month.
Surrounded by steel and aluminum workers, President Donald Trump signs a proclamation on steel imports at the White House on March 8.
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Upbeat jobs report highlights the drought of skilled workers

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 9, 2018
Lots of part-time workers and sideliners point to the need for better wages, employer incentives.
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