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...

Employers Add 117K Jobs, Though Tensions Remain

By Jennifer Depaul, The Fiscal Times

Investors can breathe a temporary sigh of relief as employers added 117,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, according to the Labor Department. But economic concerns...
Jobs by the Numbers: What to Expect Tomorrow

By The Fiscal Times Staff

Tomorrow The Bureau of Labor Statistics will be releasing its latest unemployment figures, and with the steady drum beat of bad economic news, no one is expecting much cause for celebration. The...
The Lost Grads: Born Into the Wrong Job Market

By Kathy Deveney, The Fiscal Times

Undergrads who got their diplomas during toughest years of the economic downturn are likely to face unemployment, underemployment and depressed wages for years to come. Now they’re facing tough...
Productivity Push Means End to Carefree Weekends

By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

As companies tighten payrolls and ask employees to put in more hours rather than hiring more workers, the American weekend could become the latest casualty of the Great Recession.
The Secret Spy Living in Your iPhone

By David Koeppel, The Fiscal Times

Now that everyone has a smartphone, employees are using their iPhones and BlackBerries to surreptitiously record performance reviews, disciplinary proceedings and other workplace conversations. In...

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