The president is celebrating a jobs engine that is running hot; Federal Reserve officials want to see more signs of slowing growth amid their campaign to tame inflation.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong, Defying Fed’s Rate Strategy
Employers added 263,000 workers in November, even as some industries showed signs of a slowdown. Wage growth exceeded expectations.
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Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76
She took home, to Ohio, a 2019 Oscar for “American Factory,” and in a long career teaching and making films, she paid special attention to working women.
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Norland College Graduates Include Nannies for Boris Johnson and Prince George
At Norland College, future nannies take courses on early childhood education and cooking alongside learning to fend off kidnappers and shielding strollers from paparazzi.
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U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in November, the latest sign of the economy’s strength.
The Labor Department report gauged the impact of the Federal Reserve’s campaign to tame inflation by tamping down hiring.
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For Young Job Seekers, Stability Is a Top Priority
People entering the work force amid inflation, pandemic uncertainty and layoffs are recalibrating what a dream job looks like.
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Why Are Middle-Aged Men Missing From the Labor Market?
Men ages 35 to 44 are staging a lackluster rebound from pandemic job loss, despite a strong economy.
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Gannett Starts Another Round of Staff Cuts
The largest newspaper chain is cutting roughly 6 percent of its 3,440-person U.S. media division.
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Consumers Kept Up Their Spending in October, Even as Prices Rose
Consumption climbed and personal income rose, even after accounting for inflation, new data from the Commerce Department showed.
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What to Know About Biden’s and Congress’s Involvement in the Rail Strike
President Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to head off a holiday-season rail strike, warning that a disruption to service could cause dire economic damage.
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CNN Cuts Jobs as Cost-Cutting Pressure Mounts
Chris Licht, the network’s chairman, said that the company would be notifying affected employees later this week.
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Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them
The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.