Sep 10 One survey shows jobs added, another fewer Americans employed. How can that be? By Paul Solman While one survey showed 201,000 jobs added in August, other government data recorded 423,000 fewer Americans “employed.” How can that be?… Continue reading
Sep 10 AP fact check: Has Trump made Medicare and Social Security stronger? By Hope Yen, Associated Press Eager to dismiss his critics, President Donald Trump is fabricating the circumstances regarding jobs, the economy and the social safety net. Here's a look at his recent rhetoric and how it compares with reality. Continue reading
Sep 09 As ice recedes, the Arctic isn’t prepared for more shipping traffic By Edward Struzik, The Conversation Only 10 per cent of the Arctic Ocean in Canada, and less than two per cent of the Arctic Ocean in the United States, is charted. Continue reading
Sep 07 Why wages are on the rise and other important numbers from the August jobs report By Gretchen Frazee The economy added 201,000 jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 8:29 How Wisconsin is trying to head off a major worker shortage By Paul Solman In Wisconsin, "Help Wanted" is on virtually every restaurant window, store front and city bus. With an aging population and few immigrants, the state could have a shortage of 45,000 workers by 2024, which could pose a threat to business. Continue watching
Sep 06 Low unemployment means a criminal record is less of a hurdle By Gretchen Frazee Instead of choosing from a glut of applicants with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, employers are being forced to consider applicants with little to no training at all, including ex-convicts. Continue reading
Sep 06 Ford recalls 2 million F-150 trucks due to seat belt fires By Tom Krisher, Associated Press According to Ford, the seat belt pretensioners in F-150 trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. Continue reading
Sep 05 The Social Security myths you should know before the midterms By Philip Moeller Claiming that Social Security adds to the federal deficit or that Washington somehow has squandered Social Security funds has long been part of the political rhetoric about the program. Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading