Feb 06 Watch 5:16 Job growth on a roll, will wages follow? By PBS News Hour The recovering U.S. economy has made its strongest showing yet. Employers created a million jobs since November -- the best three-month average in 17 years. And January also boasted the biggest wage rise in six years. But not all sectors… Continue watching
Oct 23 Earning more? Thank immigrant STEM workers By Simone Pathe Even opponents of open immigration often support temporary guest workers entering the U.S. on the H1-B visa program. But do immigrants skilled in science and technology undercut wages for U.S. workers? Quite the contrary, according to a new paper from… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts By PBS News Hour According to Friday's jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent. However, the number of Americans dropping out of the workforce rose. Sudeep Reddy, an economics editor at the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Tech companies settle wages lawsuit for $325 million By PBS News Hour Major tech companies including Apple, Adobe, Google and Intel have settled a huge class action lawsuit alleging they colluded not to go after each others’ employees, effectively holding down salaries. Alison Stewart talks with Arik Hessedahl of Re/code about the… Continue watching
Apr 23 New York Times study: most Americans’ incomes have stagnated By Anya van Wagtendonk Economic growth in the U.S. is as strong as or stronger than in many other countries –- but that growth benefits only a small percentage of American households. That’s the conclusion of a New York Times analysis, based upon… Continue reading
Apr 16 Proposed minimum wage hikes still won’t benefit workers in exempt jobs By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Some low-paid workers won't benefit even if a long-shot Democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum wage becomes law. More than a dozen categories of jobs are exempt from the minimum, currently $7.25 an hour. Those exclusions, rooted… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch What’s the quality of the jobs gained in March? By PBS News Hour NewsHour takes another look tonight at the latest unemployment report. Bloomberg senior economist Nela Richardson speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about whether the the jobs counted as recovered are of the same quality as those lost in the Great Recession. Richardson… Continue watching
Feb 21 Too many college grads? Or too few? By Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Jeff Strohl Don't believe the statistics that point to the stagnant demand for college-educated workers; college attendance is still an advantage in the labor market, and suggesting otherwise only discourages those who could benefit most from going to college. Continue reading
Jan 29 Obama touts plan on contractor wages, retirement By Associated Press President Barack Obama is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement - no action from Congress necessary. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Stagnant wages imperil financial security Wages in the U.S. have been largely stagnant over the past 45 years, but during the same time span consumer prices have risen dramatically. Hari Sreenivasan discusses this trend and its effect on poverty with Bloomberg BusinessWeek reporter, Roben Farzad. Continue watching