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...

Dems Say GOP Blocked Unemployment Insurance Hearing

By Rob Garver

House Democrats said that they were refused the use of a hearing room in the Capitol today for a hearing meant to highlight the plight of the long-term unemployed. The jobless workers and members of...
Construction Work: Training Ground for New Employees

By TIM REID, Reuters

When the U.S. economy crashed in 2008, following the implosion of the housing market , Dave Klein's southern California construction company almost folded. Overnight, he went from employing 40...
Reid Ties GOP Filibuster of Minimum Wage Bill to Koch Brothers

By Rob Garver

An effort to increase the federal minimum wage 40 percent to $10.10 from its current level of $7.25 was filibustered by Republican Senators on Wednesday, blocking its long path to a vote on the...
Texas Stars in Higher Ed Cost Transparency

By Thomas K. Lindsay, Minding the Campus

For years, Washington has failed to make universities accountable to the students and taxpayers funding them. This failure was epitomized by the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act, which forbade...
10 Best Cities for Today’s College Graduates

By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

Attention, Class of 2014: It’s almost time to start ditching dorm life for the real world. Though some soon-to-be degree holders may already have good jobs lined up, many more will be searching for...

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