Tariffs may impact U.S. employment figuresBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 09, 2018POSTED IN: business Jobs tariffs steel aluminium job market employment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Hiring surge adds 313,000 jobs in FebruaryBy Associated PressMarch 09, 2018Robert Sullivan/Getty ImagesBut wage gains fell from the previous month.POSTED IN: jobs report employment wages read
Trump trade tariffs could save some jobs, endanger othersBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 06, 2018POSTED IN: Economy tariffs Jobs employment Unemployment steel aluminum imports bureau of labor statistics Industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Violent crime in El Salvador has taken a damaging toll on the country's economyBy Levi BridgesMarch 05, 2018Levi Bridges/ for MarketplaceTemporary Protected Status ended for El Salvador, but many Salvadorans are still eager to work in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. POSTED IN: world Jobs Mexico Immigration El Salvador Economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Steel broke Pittsburgh’s heart once. It won’t happen againBy Erika BerasMarch 03, 2018POSTED IN: Economy Pittsburgh metal tariffs imports aluminum steel employment Jobs ListenreadDownloadDownload
4 ways a tight labor market affects hiringBy Kimberly Adams and Eliza MillsMarch 02, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIt's a great time to be a job seeker. POSTED IN: business Jobs Unemployment hiring labor ListenreadDownloadDownload
How family-based immigration can boost the economyBy David BrancaccioFebruary 27, 2018Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesTrump has called for a merit-based system, but immigrants sponsored by relatives are very productive, a researcher says.POSTED IN: Immigration Economy visa Jobs employment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Enforcing minimum wage is harder than you thinkBy Kai Ryssdal and Paulina VelascoFebruary 23, 2018FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesVictims of wage theft have few options, a Politico investigative reporter says.POSTED IN: Economy minimum wage wages employment Jobs wage theft employee wages ListenreadDownloadDownload
Are we too worried about inflation, but not worried enough about deficits?By Marketplace staffFebruary 17, 2018Mandel NganAFP/Getty ImagesWe take a look at the Republican Party's flip-flop on debt.POSTED IN: Economy inflation politics Jobs deficit ListenreadDownloadDownload