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Employment
Recent immigrants have filled labor gaps, boosted job creation, experts say
Mar 15, 2024
There has been a wave of migration to the U.S. — legal and not — since 2022. Many who entered are finding and keeping jobs.
New H1-B visa rules give workers more autonomy
Mar 8, 2024
It’s H-1B season, which means U.S. companies are once again competing for a limited number of spots— 85,000 — in a visa lottery. Registration opened this week after the federal government revamped the application process.
Business economists expect a soft landing in 2024
Feb 26, 2024
The National Association for Business Economics' latest forecast predicts higher economic growth and lower unemployment.
Trans people are more likely to be unemployed and live in poverty, according to a new survey
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Henry Epp
Feb 9, 2024
They also face workplace discrimination.
It's been a bumpy ride for the office jobs that support office jobs
Jan 29, 2024
Jobs in this kind of work — the work that makes offices and buildings run, makes them nice — grew about 2.6% last year. It's growth but it's not huge growth.
Temp jobs have been disappearing. That's actually good news for workers and companies.
Jan 2, 2024
Workers prefer the stability of permanent jobs, and permanent workers tend to be more productive.
More part-time workers are finding full-time gigs
Dec 8, 2023
In November, the number of people who want to have full-time work but haven't found it due to economic reasons declined by about 300,000.
For public good, not for profit.
New unemployment claims creep up as hiring slows
Nov 16, 2023
Six months of incremental softening of the job market has firmed up to something tangible: the number of people continuing to file for unemployment was the highest it’s been in almost two years.
Wage growth cools in October
Nov 3, 2023
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.
Retirement doesn't appeal to a notary in Texas who's still enjoying work
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Sarah Leeson
Oct 31, 2023
"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.