Workplace/Jobs

LinkedIn is no longer just a job-posting site — it’s a full-blown social media platform, and it’s growing fast. It’s also becoming increasingly critical for finding (and keeping) a job.

Gad Levanon, chief economist at The Burning Glass Institute, explains the labor market divergence between those with and without a college degree.

States and cities put a lot of effort into events designed to attract young, educated people who can bolster their local economies with high incomes and more tax revenue.

Skip Franklin retired in 2013, at age 37. “My primary identity at this point is church and friends and family,” he said. “Well, I should say church and volunteer work. I don't feel adrift without a job.”

The pay gap between men and women prevents many women from entering the labor force at all.

Some of the decline in employment is down to elevated interest rates.

The latest jobs report shows that, as inflation has risen during the Iran War, wage growth has continued to slide. Wages are now growing at the slowest pace in more than five years.

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows a rise in employers who are underpaying their workers, particularly at businesses like hotels, restaurants and grocery stores.

Economists say job creation in only the tens of thousands per month is enough to maintain stable, low unemployment. But there are other consequences.

This morning, we’re looking at what tomorrow’s jobs numbers can — and can’t — tell us about the labor market.