Workplace/Jobs

Even with the latest decline in inflation, real earnings have stagnated over the past year.

Gen Z entrepreneurs are skipping college and starting their own car detailing services — and they’re making a pretty penny.

In a recent piece in Bloomberg, labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards proposes a solution to the Social Security trust fund shortfall: change the tax treatment of the self-employed.

Some are making more money as influencers than they did in finance.

There’s no real evidence yet that AI is eliminating entry-level jobs en masse, but researchers say that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be preparing for the possibility.

One major factor is that the population is aging — and therefore retiring out of the workforce. Another factor is the crackdown on immigration, since immigrant communities have some of the highest labor force participation rates.

Cheryl Alexander is a social worker in San Diego, California who also leads tours of the Italian countryside.

Innovations like sewing machines or word processors didn’t lead to mass unemployment. Instead, they changed jobs and spawned new businesses.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported just 57,000 new jobs in June. Economists had expected double that.

Wages are growing, but not as quickly as they were at this time last year, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s hard to get a raise when people aren’t changing jobs.