Jan 04 312,000 jobs added in December offer dose of economic reassurance By Josh Boak, Associated Press It was an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 7:40 After layoff news, GM workers worry about their ‘next move’ By Leah Nagy, Kira Wakeam In late November, General Motors announced it will be shutting down production at five of its North American factories. The move will mean the loss of thousands of jobs, both factory and white collar. How are employees at affected plants… Continue watching
Dec 10 Job openings rise in October to the second highest on record By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Labor Department said Monday that the number of job openings increased 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted 7.1 million. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 8:46 How these humanities graduates are finding jobs in Silicon Valley By Jeffrey Brown Only 1 in 20 college degrees awarded today are in the humanities or liberal arts, as a perception persists that these fields don't provide marketable skills for students entering the workforce. But is this theory true? For our Future of… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 8:09 Automation threatens jobs. Can education create new ones? As automation spreads through the American economy, experts say its impacts will be uneven. Key factors in determining that effect include geography and race, but likely even more important is education. With the rapid pace of technological evolution, will job… Continue watching
Nov 12 What’s the appeal? A look at two top contenders for Amazon HQ2 By Jennifer Peltz, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Both Long Island City and Crystal City are stretches of major metropolitan areas with ample transportation and space for workers, but there are also plenty of differences. Continue reading
Nov 02 4 myths about how immigrants affect the U.S. economy By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump’s characterization of immigrants, as people who are a drain public resources, is not backed by the data. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 8:55 When workplace conditions put women’s pregnancies at risk Forty years ago, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act made it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job, a promotion or higher pay because she is pregnant. But a new investigation found cases when workplace conditions put pregnant women at… Continue watching
Oct 19 Poor communities can be left behind during hiring booms, study shows By Josh Boak, Associated Press New research led by Harvard economist Raj Chetty shows that when cities experience job surges, the gains mostly bypass residents born into poverty. Continue reading
Sep 11 AP fact check: Are Trump policies boosting the U.S. economy? By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Monday rebutted Obama's claim that his policies put the economy on a growth path that is now benefitting Trump. Continue reading