Job Market

Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You

By Beth Braverman

If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get

By Beth Braverman

A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over

By Jacqueline Leo

A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company

By Beth Braverman

As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out

By Beth Braverman

After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.

The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year

By Janna Herron

The proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
Trump Inherits a Solid Job Market. Can He Really Make It Better?

By Rob Garver

For Trump, who declared that he would be “the greatest jobs president God ever created” during his campaign and has specifically and repeatedly said that employment growth will be his singular focus...
Here’s How Long It Takes for Your College Degree to Pay Off

By Beth Braverman

While there has been much hand-wringing among policymakers about the rising cost of college and growing levels of student debt, most analysts agree that those who earn a college degree are better off...
Why 2017 Should Be a Very Good Year for Finding a New Job

By Janna Herron

The U.S. economy last year added more than 2 million jobs, and 2017 should be an even better year for job seekers. Wages are poised to move higher, too. Employers expanded their payrolls by 156,000...

Why the Brains of ‘Knowledge Workers’ Don't Wear Out

By Mark Miller, Reuters

A growing body of neuroscience research suggests that 'old dogs' can learn new tricks and that they can do it beter than the young ones. Mark Walton, author of Boundless Potential, explains how the...
Mad Men, Season 5: More Sex, Booze, Big Money

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

After a 17-month hiatus, millions of fans of the popular TV series, Mad Men, finally have another reason to linger at the water cooler. This Sunday, March 25, the two-hour premier of the fifth season...
Ryan’s Plan Could Decimate the Social Safety Net

By Eric Pianin

Pieces of the social safety net could well be shredded if House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget plan ever gains support. Ryan is calling for deep cuts in Medicaid, food stamps and...
How Obama Failed to Clinch the Debt Deal

By Peter Wallsten and Lori Montgomery Wp and Scott Wilson, The Washington Post

Did Obama let a "grand bargain" on debt reduction slip through his fingers? This special report from the Washington Post tells an intriguing story of a bipartisan deal undermined by a politics and...
Real Recovery: America’s Debt is on the Decline

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

The U.S. is now in its fourth year of deleveraging in the wake of the 2007-08 credit collapse. And while there are growing signs that the process has reached the point where consumers can start...

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