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How much are we earning almost a decade after the Great Recession?
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A look at the state of wages for young college graduates and how wages break down by education level.
The Supreme Court just made class-action lawsuits harder to join
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We spoke with one of the co-founders of SCOTUSblog about the implications of the ruling.
The class of 2008 offers advice to the class of 2018
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Graduates from the Great Recession at the University of Arkansas returned to give advice to this year's graduates.
The low unemployment rate is the best it’s been in 18 years, but wages were growing faster back then
The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest it has been since the early 2000s — near the end of both President Bill Clinton’s second term and the dot-com boom. But wages back then were rising at a faster pace, while they’ve been pretty flat in today’s job market. Why? What are […]
Employers experiencing labor shortages in full employment economy
Surveys of employers indicate labor shortages are increasing in multiple sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, health care and IT (to name a few). With the April jobs report out Friday, we’ll look at which employers are hurting the most in this full employment economy. And are employers raising wages and benefits enough to attract […]
U.S. adds 164,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent
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The unemployment rate is at its lowest rate since December 2000.
After going on strike, one Oklahoma teacher is ready to run for office
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Public school teachers in states like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona are fighting for higher pay and more funding for schools. Now one physics teacher thinks he can enact change by joining his state legislature.
Teachers still haven’t recovered financially from the recession
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Flat or reduced spending in education has meant lower or stagnant salaries and reductions to benefits.
U.S. adds a modest 103,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate stays at 4.1 percent
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The unemployment rate is at a 17-year low.
For some minor league baseball players, wages can seem like peanuts
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Congress's Save America's Pastime Act may pre-empt a lawsuit challenging teams over player pay.

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