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Jan 04

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December job creation, wage growth provide a burst of good economic news

More than 300,000 jobs were created in December, doubling what was expected and signaling that the U.S. economy remains stable despite the recent market volatility and political tensions. In addition, wage growth was the highest it’s been in a decade.

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Jan 04

What will happen to the economy in 2019? Watch these 7 factors

By Gretchen Frazee, Maea Lenei Buhre

The final jobs report of 2018 released Friday, boasting 312,000 jobs added in December, puts the U.S. economy on track for another relatively strong showing in 2019, with economists predicting a slowdown coming toward the end of the year.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Dec 04

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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