The U.S. has a two-pronged labor market problem: a labor shortage and a skills gap. If every unemployed individual in the U.S. found a job right now, there would still be 4 million open jobs.

Earlier, we had discussed the latest NFIB survey of small businesses. While optimism was weak, a particular area of concern was employment. Of all problems highlighted, labor took a backseat in ...

The economy has a boy problem. Helping workers with disabilities or enrolling in technical school might help.

Lewis Wickes Hine, ‘A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill, 1909.’ Gelatin silver print, 5 x 7 in. The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (P545), CC BY-SA At the ...

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get ...

The construction industry is facing a perfect storm in the labor arena. Not only is it harder to find workers, but employers are having to pay those they do hire – many underqualified – steadily ...

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