Column: Why we need to redefine ‘full time’ work
American workers need to work fewer—not more—hours to increase productivity at work and at home.
Could expanding access to contraception improve economic outcomes?
A new rule from the Trump administration could decrease funding to providers of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which contribute to improved economic outcomes.
DeVos says she thinks teacher strikes ‘ultimately hurt kids’
Teachers from West Virginia to California have gone on strike this year to protest a variety of issues, including low pay and large classroom sizes.
Why February’s weak jobs gains might not tell the whole story
The U.S. economy added 20,000 jobs in February -- a number far below expectations. Unemployment dropped to 3.8 percent.
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.
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.
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