The National Federation of Independent Business reports nearly half of small businesses surveyed raised prices in August.

In some sectors, there aren’t enough job openings, like in construction, education and the arts. And in others, there are too many, like food servic

The response, however, has led to a shift in the workforce where people are still leaving for even better-paying jobs. Small businesses are trying to keep up.

A new study says vaccination rates are a bigger incentive to look for work than the loss of the weekly payments.

Dean’s Sweets in Portland, Maine, has had “crazy growth,” but it’s competing with other local businesses for employees.

Some programs are offering bonuses to try to lure teachers back to the classroom this summer.

Wages across the board would rise amid a widespread labor shortage, one economist says. But we’re seeing pockets of wage growth.

That burst of hiring is well above the average of the previous three months.

At least 10 states have started offering return-to-work bonuses, as have many employers, as workers look for incentives.

HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to job data from Indeed.