The Disappearing White-Collar Job

A once-in-a-generation convergence of technology and the pressure to operate more efficiently has corporations saying many…

A Crisis Over Child Care Is Holding Back Companies and Blue-Collar Workers

Daycare at work, long a white-collar benefit, is proving difficult for other employees to work with.

Too Hot for the Fed to Stop

Employment costs and other inflation measures underpin Fed hikes next week and possibly later as well.

Wage Gains Pick Up as Fed Contemplates Next Rate Decision

Employee wages and benefits increased during the first quarter of the year, according to a closely…

New White House Wage Data Show Slowing Pressure on ‘Supercore’ Inflation

economy american economy The narrower gauge tracks wages linked only to services, excluding housing, food and…

Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Interest Rates, Labor Market in Focus

economy economy week ahead The jobs report will assess US wages, openness and the overall labor…

These states are raising their minimum wages in 2023. Chart shows where workers can expect higher pay

Labor activists rally in support of a national $15 minimum wage on May 19, 2021 in…

Service Is Slow. Luggage Is AWOL. Companies Struggle With an Influx of New Hires.

A United Airlines jet’s wingtip clipped another jet earlier this summer after inexperienced ramp workers misjudged…

Five Not-Quite-Impossible Things the Market Believes

I’m naturally a contrarian, looking for opportunities to take the opposite side of conventional wisdom. But…

Economy Week Ahead: Inflation and Inventories in Focus

Tuesday U.S. labor productivity is expected to have declined for the second straight quarter as higher…