Automation and other kinds of downsizing may replace jobs.

Big companies have started offering free tuition for workers on the front lines. Does it help with retention?

Labor shortages could hold back the economic recovery.

Traveling RNs make far more money than full-timers in the same job, stirring frustration at hospitals. Governments often foot the bill.

Schools are struggling to find workers to serve children, and they are receiving fewer menu items from distributors and manufacturers.

According to new data, there are now 1.4 workers for each open job. Normally, that ratio is closer to 2.8 workers per vacant position.

McDonald’s has joined Chipotle in offering higher wages. And it’s hard to undo that.

Maybe they’re not vaccinated. Or they have caregiving responsibilities. Or employers aren’t offering attractive wages.

The new administration is expected to unveil a $2 trillion proposal this month.

The pandemic is worsening the labor crunch in an industry that’s been short-handed for years.