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.

Three Econo-masters Have a Jobs Creation Game Plan

By Liz Peek

Let us take a wild leap of faith for a moment and imagine that the newly-elected Congress arrives in Washington D.C. ready to do the nation’s work. Let us further imagine that those voted in by the...
Out of Work, Not out of Hope, the Jobless Want a Break

By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

At a recent job fair, jobless New Yorkers wait for a break but find nothing except frustration.
Why A Bad Economy Is Good for Entrepreneurs

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

It defies common fiscal sense but a bad economy can be a great time to start a company. The Fiscal Times talks to Bill Murphy, Jr., author of a new book on entrepreneurship, about what’s required to...
Job Crisis: The CEO of Manpower Predicts the Future

By Carol Hymowitz, The Fiscal Times

With the unemployment rate hovering near 10 percent, the CEO of Manpower Inc. doesn’t expect the situation in the U.S. to turn around anytime soon and is looking overseas for growth.
Here Come the Robots…And There Go the Jobs?

By CHRISTINE SOARES, The Fiscal Times

Robots have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with some segments expected to double in just the next few years, and governments are racing to invest in the next frontier of bots.

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