Job Market

Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You

By Beth Braverman

If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get

By Beth Braverman

A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over

By Jacqueline Leo

A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company

By Beth Braverman

As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out

By Beth Braverman

After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.

The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year

By Janna Herron

The proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
Trump Inherits a Solid Job Market. Can He Really Make It Better?

By Rob Garver

For Trump, who declared that he would be “the greatest jobs president God ever created” during his campaign and has specifically and repeatedly said that employment growth will be his singular focus...
Here’s How Long It Takes for Your College Degree to Pay Off

By Beth Braverman

While there has been much hand-wringing among policymakers about the rising cost of college and growing levels of student debt, most analysts agree that those who earn a college degree are better off...
Why 2017 Should Be a Very Good Year for Finding a New Job

By Janna Herron

The U.S. economy last year added more than 2 million jobs, and 2017 should be an even better year for job seekers. Wages are poised to move higher, too. Employers expanded their payrolls by 156,000...

12 Ways to Be Financially Fit in 2015

By Rebecca Reisner, LearnVest

Ah, New Year’s—that time when we reminisce about the days of auld lang syne and vow to do better over the next 365 days. Money, too, is never far from our minds during this season of contemplation.
Guess Who Fakes Their Sick Days More Than Others?

By Futurity Org, Futurity

A recent poll reveals that as many as 39 percent of Australian employees ages 18 to 24 admit to playing hooky in the past 12 months. Among workers ages 25 to 34, 43 percent admitted to faking a sick...
Today’s Retirement Means More Work of All Kinds

By Jennifer Woods, CNBC

The golden years aren't what they used to be. Whether that's good or bad depends on whom you ask. These days, more Americans are working longer into retirement. Since the recession, the average...
Telltale Signs You’re in the Wrong Job

By Marla Gottschalk, Government Executive

At some point in our work lives, many of us will find ourselves in the wrong job. (I hear of this quite often.) Specific fault can be difficult, and likely futile to assign. However, one day you may...
Corporate Perks That Make It Really Hard to Quit Your Job

By Lucy Maher, CNBC

Can't find time to have your car washed? Or to get your prescription drugs filled? Employees at a growing number of companies are relying on their employers to handle those errands. San Francisco-...

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