In a country bedeviled by acute shortages of goods and workers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is portraying the chaos as a source of national revival.Gas stations in Britain have recently […]
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Back to news homeThe Economic Rebound Is Still Waiting for Workers
“They’re making a lot of profits in part because they’re saving on labor costs, and the question is how long can that go on,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist for […]
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
BUFFALO — During her decade-plus at Starbucks, Michelle Eisen says she has endured her share of workplace stress. She points to the company’s increased use of productivity goals, inadequate attention […]
John Deere Workers Strike After Failed Contract Talks
Some 10,000 unionized workers at the agriculture equipment maker Deere & Company went on strike early Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal worked out with the company by negotiators […]
New York Bike Delivery Workers Band Together for Safety
Seven nights a week, starting around 9:30, Vincent Carrasco cheers and whistles at food delivery workers as they ride their bicycles into Manhattan after crossing the Queensboro Bridge. The message […]
As Big Tech Grows in the Pandemic, Seattle Grows With It
There is also a “desire to improve diversity,” he said, by establishing a presence in cities, like Atlanta, Miami and Washington, that have large populations of Black and Hispanic people, […]
September 2021 Jobs Report Shows Gain of Just 194,000 as Delta Persisted
Job growth slowed to the year’s weakest pace last month as the latest coronavirus wave dashed hopes of an imminent return to normal for the U.S. economy.Employers added just 194,000 […]
Weak Employment and Rising Prices Raise the Stakes for the Fed
A weak jobs report in September is unlikely to derail the Federal Reserve’s plans to start slowly withdrawing some economic support this year. But it is the latest indication of […]
College Graduates Find Booming Job Market a Year After Pandemic Lows
Ms. Rice was a computer science major, an especially sought-after concentration for many big employers. But Ms. Newbill, the university recruitment director for Dell, said her company was also hiring […]
Weak employment and rising prices are raising the stakes for the Fed.
Federal Reserve officials received bad news in the September jobs report, which showed weak hiring and stagnating participation in the labor force — signs that the labor market will take […]