Strong job market, but not so much for workers with mid-level skills

Dec 2, 2016
Manufacturing jobs are down from October, continuing a long-term trend.
Kyle Tennessen, branch manager at the Command Center temporary employment agency gives a day job assignment to two men, in Williston, North Dakota, on September 6, 2016. 
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2016 wage growth: good but not great

Dec 2, 2016
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate declining to 4.6 percent.  Forecasts had predicted a net gain of around 180,000, jobs, a signal of steady hiring in the labor market. Though average hourly earnings declined last month, wages have been trending up for some time. But there’s still room for […]
About 1,500 people seeking employment wait in line to enter a job fair in Washington, D.C.
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Is Walmart’s investment in employees paying off?

Oct 17, 2016
Why the country's biggest retailer might have higher wages to thank for increased sales.
A Walmart store is seen on January 16, 2016 in Chinatown, Los Angeles. 
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States challenge federal rule expanding overtime pay

Sep 21, 2016
Employees will be entitled to overtime unless they are paid more than $900 a week.
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Weekly Wrap: The jobs report "Goldilocks Number"

Sep 2, 2016
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With more jobs, workers are finally getting a raise

Aug 5, 2016
Employers are having to pay more to attract and keep the workers they need.
The factory floor at Quadrant, a high end plastic processor in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Massachusetts passes law to combat unequal pay

Aug 3, 2016
Employers will be barred from asking a simple question that can mean lower salaries for women and minorities.
The answer to a question about your past salary can mean lower pay.
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The shifting U.S. working class

Jun 9, 2016
A new report finds the U.S. working class will be majority non-white by 2032.
The overall U.S. population is expected to become majority-minority in 2043.
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Consumer spending is slowing down and so is the GDP

Apr 28, 2016
Gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent at the start of 2016, with business investment and exports falling, and spending by consumers slowing down.
Shoppers walk along Lexington Avenue in the eastern Midtown section of Manhattan on April 29, 2015 in New York City. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, growth of the U.S. gross domestic product - the value of goods and services produced in the U.S. - has slowed for the first quarter of 2015.  
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The domino effect on housing

Mar 24, 2016
High housing prices started on the coast, then spread inward.
San Francisco housing is among the most expensive in the nation. 
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