There’s a persistent, widening gap between workers’ gloomy expectations and retirees’ rosy reports in an annual Gallup survey.

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There’s already unemployment insurance. But new research makes the case for wage insurance as further protection for workers.

The partnership between the state and the company, which includes tax incentives, could result in the production of 300,000 cars a year.

New research out from Stanford finds the number of 40-plus-mile commutes are increasing as many workers only need to travel to work a few days a week. And the share of workers traveling 75 miles or more is up a third since the start of the pandemic.

By one measure, we are happier with our jobs than ever. But issues around workplace culture and relationships are gaining importance.

The ironworkers, painters and others who constructed the bridge thought it would outlive them.

A bill in the California legislature would make the state the first in the nation to offer what’s already law in France and about a dozen other countries.

Wages are falling fastest at the bottom of the income distribution.

The ratio covers people 25 to 54 years old. The strong participation means employers looking to hire may have a hard time finding workers.