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Finance
Fed Officials Keep an Eye Out for Cracks in the Job Market
The labor market has maintained surprising vigor over the past year, but as fewer jobs go unfilled and a growing…
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Finance
Wage Growth Exceeds Forecasts, Potentially Deterring Fed Rate Cuts
As officials at the Federal Reserve weigh whether and when to cut interest rates this year, they have been hoping…
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Finance
A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them
When Emrullah Karaca began working at a factory in Gifhorn, Germany, where the auto parts supplier Continental builds components for…
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Finance
What to Watch Today in the April Jobs Report
Economists expect another strong month for job creation, even as other indicators of labor demand weaken.
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Finance
The Fed Is Eyeing the Job Market, but It’s Difficult to Read
Fed officials are watching labor trends as they contemplate when to cut rates. But different measures are telling different stories.
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Finance
Can a ‘Not Charlotte’ Recipe Revive a Region?
Scott Kidd didn’t expect a terribly busy job when he became the town manager of Liberty, N.C., a onetime furniture…
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Finance
Job Openings and Hiring Are at a 3-Year Ebb
March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by…
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News
Class of 2024, It’s Not in Your Head: The Job Market Is Tough
Here is a brutal fact for the college class of 2024: There aren’t enough college-level jobs out there for all…
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Finance
Employers added 303,000 jobs in the 39th straight month of growth.
Another month, another burst of strong job gains. Employers added 303,000 jobs in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the…
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Magazine
When a Job Becomes a Literal Hell
In an era of continual burnout, artists and filmmakers are now imagining what it looks like when workers finally explode.