Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You
If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
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Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get
A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
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A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over
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 (...
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3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company
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.
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Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out
After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?
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.
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Trump Inherits a Solid Job Market. Can He Really Make It Better?
By Rob GarverFor 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...
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Here’s How Long It Takes for Your College Degree to Pay Off
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...
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Why 2017 Should Be a Very Good Year for Finding a New Job
By Janna HerronThe 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...
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Battleground States: A Confusing Mix of Jobs Data
By Josh Boak, The Fiscal TimesWith the Obama and Romney campaigns sprinting to the Nov. 6 election, each new poll, speech, and economic stat takes on heightened significance—but the state employment figures released Friday offer...
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5 Ways to Turn Your Failures into Success
By ReutersWhy do some people achieve their goals while others fail? Successful people know how to overcome barriers. Here are 5 ways to turn things around at work and in life in general.
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High School Diploma: Ticket to Nowhere
By Leah Konen, The Fiscal TimesIn a technology-driven job market and a struggling economy, what’s the value of a high school diploma anymore?
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Obama’s Empty Agenda: Can He Win Without One?
As readers know already, I’m no fan of staged political debates. In primaries, there are so many candidates on the same stage that nothing of substance gets truly debated. Even during general...
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Unemployment Rate May Be Lower Than We Think
By Theweek.com, TheWeek.comSkeptics accused the Obama administration of cooking unemployment data when the rate dropped to 7.8 percent. Now Gallup says it's even lower.