Wages

The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate declining to 4.6 percent.  Forecasts had predicted a net gain of around 180,000, jobs, a signal of steady hiring in the labor market. Though average hourly earnings declined last month, wages have been trending up for some time. But there’s still room for […]

Why the country's biggest retailer might have higher wages to thank for increased sales.

Employees will be entitled to overtime unless they are paid more than $900 a week.

Employers are having to pay more to attract and keep the workers they need.

Employers will be barred from asking a simple question that can mean lower salaries for women and minorities.

A new report finds the U.S. working class will be majority non-white by 2032.

Gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent at the start of 2016, with business investment and exports falling, and spending by consumers slowing down.

High housing prices started on the coast, then spread inward.

Computer programmers, chefs and dentists were the occupations that had the highest wage gaps in a recent Glassdoor study.