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November Jobs Report Shows Gain of 227,000; Unemployment Rises

Hiring bounced back after disruptions from storms and a major strike.

By Lydia DePillis

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For Those in Need of a Job, Landing One Might Still Be a Challenge

Layoffs remain relatively low, but people who lose their jobs could be struggling to find new ones.

By Danielle Kaye

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Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds

Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.

By Aimee Ortiz

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Minimum Wage Waiver for Disabled Workers Would End Under Biden Plan

A plan by the Biden administration would end a provision that allowed employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.

By Danielle Kaye