Career Economics

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 (...
The Real Reason Teens Don’t Have Summer Jobs Anymore

By Beth Braverman

Toiling all summer as a camp counselor or lifeguard used to be a rite of passage for American teenagers, but they’ve been dropping out of the labor force for years.
Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why

By Beth Braverman

Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.

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.
Do Demographics Dictate Economic Destiny?

By Jacqueline Leo

A new Morning Consult poll suggests that fewer Americans are spending their tax refunds. Instead, they’re socking the money away or paying off debt.
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.

What 36 Olympic Athletes Do for Their Day Jobs

By Vivian Giang Samantha Cortez, Business Insider

Although training for the Olympics can be a full-time job, many athletes need another job to pay the rent. (The International Olympic Committee doesn't pay them squat.)
How Corporations Sponsor Olympic Athletes

By Knowledge Wharton, Knowledge@Wharton

As the summer Games continue in London this week, corporate marketing departments and ad agencies are making a multitude of calculations about Jones and other hopefuls in an attempt to monetize the...
The Hidden Danger in Last Week's Jobs Report

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

During the past four years, more and more Americans are clinging to the lowest rung on the corporate ladder: they’re temping. Temps account for one of every four jobs created since President Obama’s...
How Countries Reward Their Olympic Medal Winners

By Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters

A gold medal is nothing compared to the cash bonuses many nations pay winners and the impact on an athlete's brand value.
7 Olympic Sports with the Highest Training Costs

By Katya Johns, The Fiscal Times

For these seven high-cost Olympic sports, the rewards are largely symbolic.

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