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.

12 Creative Resumes That Worked

By Patricia Laya, The Business Insider

One looks like a movie poster. Another is a Facebook profile. One even requires a bar code. Are these insanely creative resumes a waste of time? Possibly, but these resumes landed job interview for...
It’s Not Just Weiner: Stupid Political Tweets

By Karlee Weinmann, The Fiscal Times

In the wake of Weinergate, politicians are tweeting much less. And given this list of embarrassing gaffes and head-scratchers, we aren’t missing much.
The Intern Dilemma: So Many Positions, So Little Pay

By Karlee Weinmann, The Fiscal Times

In an in-depth look at the culture of internships today, Ross Perlin critically examines workplaces in the United States and abroad – and how unpaid interns fit into them.
Lawyers: The New Dead-End Profession?

By Adam Corey Ross, The Fiscal Times

In the wake of the Great Recession, the legal profession has shed jobs and law firms have downsized, suggesting it’s hardly the safe-haven profession for law school graduates that it once was.
Jobs Report Stokes Fear of Double Dip Recession

By Jennifer Depaul and Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

The government’s latest anemic jobs report spooked the markets and stoked fear the economic recovery has stalled and could be headed for a double-dip recession,

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