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Fed Chair Jay Powell: U.S. may be in a different era for workers’ wages despite economic gains
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…
The surprises behind this week’s big economic headlines
Inflation is rising, according Bureau of Labor Statistics data, but other reports show wages are barely keeping pace.
Why wages are on the rise and other important numbers from the August jobs report
The economy added 201,000 jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent.
Ask the Headhunter: Why aren’t worker paychecks benefiting from gaga job gains?
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…
The economy added 200,000 jobs last month, according to new data released Friday.
Nick Corcodilos ruminates on the idea that the consulting industry is controlling and depressing pay by aggregating jobs and labor.
Calls to increase work requirements among those receiving government assistance should recognize that most poor adults are already working, looking for work, or are disabled or ill.
In 2016 women who worked year-round and full-time earned, on average, around 81 cents for every dollar earned by men. Though still substantial, the difference in women’s average earnings relative to men’s has narrowed considerably since the 1970s.
