Stephen Greene works a street corner hoping to land a job as a laborer or carpenter on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images...
Tag: Labor Market
Why July 2 Is a Key Date to Watch if You're Hoping for a Second Stimulus Check
If you're hoping for another COVID-19 stimulus payment from the federal government, you aren't alone. The first check did little to help most families...
US existing home sales drop 9.7% in May: realtors
Washington (AFP) - Battered by the coronavirus, US existing home sales posted their third straight monthly decline in May, falling 9.7 percent compare...
Economy adds booming 273,000 jobs in February as unemployment rate falls to 3.5% from 3.6%
The labor market turned in another strong showing in February as employers added 273,000 jobs despite a slowing economy, worker shortages and early co...
Jobs, Jobs Everywhere, But Most of Them Kind of Suck
As good as it gets? Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Friday’s jobs report must have been adapted from a comic book — because every...
American jobs are getting worse, new economic index shows
(AP GraphicsBank)(CBS MONEYWATCH) – Although the U.S. is on a record streak for job-creation, many Americans still feel like they can’t get ahead — it...
Which Jobs Offer the Best Career Opportunities?
Not every job offers the same opportunities. One might have a path to promotion but not pay very well, while another might serve as golden handcuffs -...
A recession will come. How bad will it be?
A recession is coming. But despite this week's warning signs, we have little idea when. It could be imminent, or the economy could chug along until t...
Black workers are being left behind by full employment
The unemployment rate is 15.8% in Newark, N.J. It’s an alarming 17.4% in Detroit. And in Flint, Mich. more than a quarter of the population is unemplo...