Your inflation worries say a lot about you. And they may affect prices
Who is worried about inflation? Older Americans, for sure; the young, not so much. Low-income families are more concerned than richer ones. These idiosyncratic patterns...
Low-wage workers now have options, which could mean a raise
Low-wage workers have emerged from the pandemic recession to find themselves in a position they could not have imagined a couple of years ago: They...
A rural-urban broadband divide, but not the one you think of
Whom should the government help get superfast internet access? Many more people in cities lack broadband access than in rural areas, but lawmakers are primarily...
Should the Feds guarantee you a job?
Not long ago, the question of whether or not the federal government should guarantee jobs was rarely asked. Now, politicians and economists of various stripes...
How the U.S. unemployment system failed
The nation's chronically underfunded patchwork system has not kept up with changes in the workplace and puts the unemployed at the mercy of the nation’s...
Reinventing workers for the post-coronavirus economy
Old jobs may not be coming back, especially in service industries due to the coronavirus pandemic. Training programs are aiming to provide skills for more...
Why aren’t more women working? They’re caring for parents
The needs of older relatives remove women from the labor force in the United States far more than in other wealthy nations, at a cost...
Automation pushing workers to less productive parts of the economy, lower level jobs VIEW
A small group of well-educated professionals enjoys rising wages, while most workers toil in low-wage jobs with few chances to advance.
Hotel workers fret over new rivals: Alexa at the front desk and other tech innovations
As technologies threaten to displace service workers, unions are making job protection and new opportunities a priority in contract talks.