Illinois governor signs measure hiking minimum wage to $15 by 2025
Fulfilling one of the new Democratic governor's top campaign promises, Illinois is on track to be the first state in the Midwest to push its base wage to $15.
Column: If your business can’t pay a living wage, it shouldn’t exist
There are plenty of businesses who have figured out a way to make profit and pay a living wage. If your business can't do both, it might be time to rethink your business model, writes columnist Nick Corcodilos.
Column: How employers have contributed to the ‘worker shortage’
The “talent shortage” employers complain about is at least in part due to their failure to pay competitive wages and salaries, columnist Nick Corcodilos argues.
Wages are finally ticking up. Here’s why
Average hourly wages rose 3.1 percent, the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent, and the economy added 250,000 jobs in October.
Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell discusses the state of the economy, bigger changes in the job market and why wages haven’t caught up with other economic trends in a conversation with Judy Woodruff. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival, Powell also…
Inflation is rising, according Bureau of Labor Statistics data, but other reports show wages are barely keeping pace.
The economy added 201,000 jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent.
The money is out there. It's just going somewhere (and to someone) other than the labor pool.
The U.S. jobless rate is the lowest it's been in 17 years and President Trump claimed credit in his address to the NRA, saying the GOP tax cuts are part of the reason. But while companies have reported a very…
