The data is based off estimates and not full official counts of the entire labor force, which is now over 160 million strong in the U.S.
When teachers move states, their licenses often don't come with them. It's a bipartisan mission lawmakers hope to fix to lessen the teacher shortage.
A new study shows more than 20% of Black women ages 25 to 34 have been sent home from work because of their hair.
The starting minimum wage for union service workers at Disney World is going from $15 to $18 an hour by the end of the year.
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Amazon announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from technology branches of the company, advertising and Twitch.
Self-employed women make 69 cents for every dollar a self-employed man makes.
ERA Coalition President Zakiya Thomas discusses structural, historical and systemic issues at play when it comes to equal pay between men and women.
The proposed bill would reduce the standard workweek from five days to four days, with no change to employee pay.
Critics say the law will overburden small businesses already struggling in an era of high post-pandemic inflation.
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A Colorado company is developing electric self-driving trucks and software that helps them move around distribution yards.
The unemployment rate remains relatively low, but the small bump could be a sign that high interest rates are slowing the economy.
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Since the first of this year, over 100,000 employees have been laid off in the tech industry, according to tracking site layoffs.fyi.
Apprenticeship programs that offer free on-the-job training are available across the country.
More and more hospitals are having trouble filling nurse vacancies, while nurses are pushing for more support and better pay.
The trend gained traction in recent years as employees shift back from Zoom meeting leisure to the office.
Career experts say there are a few reasons for its resurgence — including recession concerns and companies wanting to do more with less.
The academy says it's making it so anybody interested in the hospitality sector can take that next big step in their career.
States like Iowa and Minnesota are considering legislation that would expand the types of jobs and number of hours teens can work.
The new trend could become a way to keep people in their jobs longer and work fewer hours without losing pay. Some companies are already doing it.
This edition of "Better Beauty" explores the fashion industry's history of labor abuses. A new law could shift the U.S. into resolution.
Companies across the U.S. are dependent on prison labor to make their products, but the workers face unfair pay without much room to argue.
Since 2014 SpaceX has made Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville, Texas, home. From there it tests rockets and launches them into space.
Manufacturing jobs are finding it hard to fill open roles, and one researcher says a decline in health among men aged 25 to 54 is to blame.
A bartender who noticed others in her industry struggling with their health developed a training program to help them alleviate stress and pain.
A meteoric rise in pet ownership translated to a record $157 million in revenue for pet gig service Rover during just the third quarter of 2022.
Many people left their jobs amid the pandemic, but experts found workers are actually switching jobs to find more flexible environments.
A lack of correctional officers across the country is expected to worsen, but South Carolina is making changes to recruit and retain more workers.
New laws mean more employers are required to share salary data with prospective employees.
Companies are still seeking more workers and are hanging on tightly to the ones they have.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2016 and 2026 there has been and will be a shortfall of six million engineers, or more.
The Federal Trade Commission shares warning signs as scammers are going to great lengths to get job seekers' personal information.
A paper by the Chicago Federal Reserve shows that job switching boosted inflation an extra percentage point as people were able to garner higher pay.
For people who served prison time, the unemployment rate is 60% from the time of their release until four years later.
The jobs being eliminated "cut across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions," Google head Sundar Pichai said.
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