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What a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage could do

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 22, 2021
Raising the minimum from $7.25 to $15 per hour is part of the American Rescue Act, now making its way through Congress.
The bump up to a $15 hourly minimum wage would make a big difference for people of color in particular.
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How big could a COVID baby bust be?

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Dec 7, 2020
The longer this crisis lasts, the bigger the bust will likely be.
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Cost of child rearing in China hinders baby boom

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 9, 2020
Besides the high costs of raising children, the cost of living is often cited as one of the key deterrents for young parents.
Fang Zixian and his abundance of toys — the first generation in his family to have such items.
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"Women's Work," the book that wants to show all work is women's work

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2020
From miners to CEO's, photographer Chris Crisman collected images and essays from 60 women working a variety of jobs across the country.
Sophi Davis, a rancher and marketer based in Montana, is featured in Chris Crisman's book, "Women's Work."
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What's it like to return to the workforce in this economy?

by Erika Beras
Oct 4, 2019
It depends on how long you've been out, what you do and where you live.
A job fair
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For many second-generation Asian-Americans, academic achievement doesn't translate to professional achievement

by Erika Beras
Mar 21, 2019
Asian-Americans have the highest percentage of college grads of any minority group. And though they represent just 6 percent of the population, they account for 20 percent of Ivy League students. But once they enter the workforce, it’s a different story.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA on April 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif.
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How rural America is turning into a digital desert

by Molly Wood
Dec 6, 2018
The geographic digital divide is wider than ever.
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Why employers are feeling more pressure to raise pay

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 7, 2018
New data from the Labor Department show 201,000 new jobs were created in August, which is about average, month-in, month-out, for the past year.  The unemployment rate was unchanged, at 3.9 percent. We’ve been sitting in that low-unemployment ballpark since mid-spring. Average hourly earnings for private sector workers accelerated in August.  They’re up 2.9 percent compared […]
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Wages are rising at a steady clip for construction workers

by Amy Scott
Sep 7, 2018
And still builders are facing a shortage of skilled and unskilled workers.
A construction laborer works on the site of a new residential building in the Hudson Yards development in 2016 in New York City.
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The Trump administration leans on companies to do a better job of training workers

by Erika Beras
Jul 19, 2018
Today, surrounded by executives from some of the country’s best-known companies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the National Council for the American Worker, aimed at developing a stronger workforce. The strategy is heavy on pledges, committees and advisory boards. But who’s going to foot the bill? Click the audio player above to […]
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