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...

Will You Lose Your Job to a Robot?

By Ciro Scotti

When voters go to the polls in November, many will be voting for the candidate they think can bring jobs back to the middle class. For nearly 40 years, working class incomes have remained flat ,...
Looking for a Job? Here’s Where You Should Move

By Beth Braverman

Students graduating from college in 2016 are lucky to be entering a job market that has improved substantially from the past few years. Still, the availability of good jobs varies substantially...
Here’s Why Job Seekers Are So Miserable These Days

By Beth Braverman

Here’s one possible reason more Americans are giving up on looking for a job: The process is pretty unpleasant. A new study from research firm Future Workplace and human resources technology provider...
How to Kill It in Your First Three Months at a New Job

By Beth Braverman

Whether you’ve just graduated and have never worked in an office before, or you’re a seasoned worker who’s just landed a new role, making the best possible impression in your first few months on the...
Three Ways Obama’s New Overtime Rule Hurts the Economy and Workers

By Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Most bad policies harm the economy in one identifiable way. But the Labor Department’s new overtime rule , released on May 18, harms the economy and the American worker in three different ways. The...

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