The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers rose to 12.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, while the white unemployment rate dropped to 1.3 percent, a new report says.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Wages Continue to Grow, Good for Workers but a Worry for the Fed
Wages and salaries for workers rose 5.1 percent from a year earlier, which helps employees keep up with the rising cost of living but complicates the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down inflation.
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Still Going Fast, Inflation Changes Drivers
Two years ago, high inflation was about supply shortages and pricier goods. Then it was about war in Ukraine and energy. These days, services are key.
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Still Going Fast, Inflation Changes Drivers
Two years ago, high inflation was about supply shortages and pricier goods. Then it was about war in Ukraine and energy. These days, services are key.
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What Young Workers Miss Without the ‘Power of Proximity’
One of the first major studies on remote work shows a hidden penalty of flexibility: less supervision.
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The Workers Clippers and Lakers
Between Thursday and Monday night, Crypto.com Arena will have hosted four N.B.A. games and two in the N.H.L. It was an eventful weekend for the workers who convert the venue from rink to court.
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Julie Su Faces Senate Fight as Labor Dept. Nominee
Business groups are critical of the candidate, Julie Su, and key senators are wavering. The administration’s labor policies are central to the clash.
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A Sexist Colleague Wants My Help Networking. Can I Say No?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing professional courtesy with personal principles.
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U.K. Inflation Edges Lower, but Persists in Double Digits
Prices rose at an annual rate of 10.1 percent last month, down from 10.4 percent in February. Food costs continued to keep inflation high.
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Unemployment Is Low. Inflation Is Falling. But What Comes Next?
Despite hopeful signs, economists worry that a recession is on the way or that the Federal Reserve will cause one in trying to rein in inflation.
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When Your Boss Is an App
Gig work has been silently taking over new industries, but not in the way many expected.