In the past, tech companies used their internship programs to recruit promising job candidates, extending offers to many students to return as full-time employees after graduation. But this year, those […]
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Back to news homeRussia’s Economy Is Threatened by War and Sanctions
KALUGA, Russia— Valery Volodin, a welder at a sprawling Volkswagen plant in western Russia, relaxed for most of the summer at his dacha, or weekend house, planting his garden and […]
U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong, Defying Fed’s Rate Strategy
Other indicators have signaled that a more serious contraction is underway.The purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing, which measures how many manufacturers are expanding, turned negative for the first time since […]
U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in November, the latest sign of the economy’s strength.
+263,000 in November +600,000 jobs Nov. ’21 Feb. ’22 +600,000 jobs +263,000 in November Nov. ’21 Feb. ’22 America’s jobs engine kept churning in November, the Labor Department reported Friday, […]
For Young Job Seekers, Stability Is a Top Priority
In conversations with more than a dozen young job seekers, many said years of uncertainty and upheaval had left them feeling that they should freeze or delay the search for […]
Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them
As the legislative representative for his local union, Gabe Christenson, a longtime freight railroad conductor, worked hard to help elect Joe Biden president in 2020. “I have shirts from me […]
Giant Wind Farms Arise Off Scotland, Easing the Pain of Oil’s Decline
The pilot of the nearly 80-foot work boat gunned its powerful engines, pinning the bow against the base of a towering wind turbine in the smooth North Sea. Three men […]
These Young Workers Are ‘Romanticizing’ the Return to Office
Meena Kirupakaran didn’t think there was anything especially exciting about her job in publishing. She had an hourlong commute each way, including a 40-minute train ride. The HarperCollins Canada office […]
Key Freight Rail Union Rejects Deal, Increasing Strike Risk
Members of a union that primarily represents freight rail conductors have narrowly voted down a tentative labor contract, their union said Monday.If the two sides cannot reach another tentative agreement […]
Are the Federal Reserve’s Rate Increases Working?
Economists at Goldman Sachs estimate that the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, stripping out food and fuel costs, will slow to 2.9 percent by next December from 5.1 percent today. That […]