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Fast Company September 2008 |
Why D.C. Schools Get a Failing Grade Washington spends $16,698 per student, the second highest in the country after Boston, yet it is one of the worst school districts in America. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
Job Journal February 5, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? |
BusinessWeek September 24, 2009 Peter Coy |
Why Paychecks Could Shrink High unemployment and low inflation may lead to a decline in pay -- and that could slow the recovery. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Sara Elder |
Youth for Hire The global economic crisis has led to the highest youth unemployment rates ever. |
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Peter Coy |
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. |
Job Journal January 16, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: No Hike Likely in Pay Raises If you were expecting a big pay raise in 2005, brace yourself for some news you've heard before: You're probably not going to get one. If you do, surveys say it won't exceed 4 percent. |
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Michael J. Mandel |
Now Workers Can Flex Some Muscle As labor markets tighten, employees are gaining bargaining power. |
Salon.com June 3, 2002 Chris Colin |
Welcome to the occupation Maple Razsa, an organizer from last year's living wage sit-in at Harvard, talks about his documentary on the event, snooping administrators and Oprah's take on poverty... |
Finance & Development December 2009 Hyun-Sung Khang |
Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives. |
BusinessWeek January 7, 2010 Simon Kennedy |
Funny, It Doesn't Feel Like a Recovery The recession may be technically over, but stubborn unemployment and building price pressure mean that many consumers will remain gloomy. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation. |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Chris Penttila |
Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Aaron Bernstein |
Minimum Wage: The States Get It Since Congress won't raise hourly pay, local lawmakers are taking the lead. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Peter Coy |
The Lost Generation The continuing job crisis is hitting young people especially hard - damaging both their future and the economy. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Morgan Housel |
3 Things Holding Back Jobs You Didn't Know About Digging past the headlines and into the nuance. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 James Mehring |
Spain: Growing Risks For A Star Performer Spain's economy heads into 2005 looking pretty good with growth expected to be among the best in the euro zone. But the country faces growing risks that could upend its long run of stellar performances. |
Job Journal June 20, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Waning Interest in Minimum Wage Is it time to consider another hike in America's minimum wage? |
Job Journal April 11, 2010 |
Jobwire Employers Gaining Confidence to Start Hiring... Long-Term Unemployment Reaches Epic Proportions... On the Job Front... Hirings and Firings... |
InternetNews February 4, 2010 |
Slight Rise in IT Salaries Gives Hope Computer Economics survey shows companies are starting to renew efforts to keep key staff with modest wage increases. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
BusinessWeek February 19, 2007 Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
Inc. October 2004 Jess McCuan |
Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide New York may soon become the 13th state to raise its minimum wage above the federal level of $5.15 an hour. |
HRO Today Jul/Aug 2008 Michael Beygelman |
Mid-year Employment Review Think the economy is in trouble? There are some encouraging data overshadowed by the negative news these days. |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp |
A Taste for Credit Like it or not, your college student lives in a world in which securing credit eventually is less of a luxury than a necessity. But let that first education come from you, not the school of hard knocks and lousy FICO scores. |
Entrepreneur October 2001 C.J. Prince |
Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside? |
HBS Working Knowledge December 10, 2014 April White |
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values Debate over raising the minimum wage tends to focus on costs and benefits, but economist Matthew Weinzierl argues that what really is at stake are much deeper societal values. |
BusinessWeek January 7, 2010 Peter Coy et al. |
The Disposable Worker Pay is falling, benefits are vanishing, and no one's job is secure. How companies are making the era of the temp more than temporary. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Why Corporate America Isn't Hiring I'm calling baloney on the "lack of demand" argument. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Closing the Jobs Gap High youth unemployment contributes to widespread unrest in the Middle East. |
AskMen.com John Peabody |
Best Employment Cities Check out what these eight notable American cities have to offer the young professional. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2011 Peter Coy |
The Youth Unemployment Bomb From Cairo to London to Brooklyn, too many young people are jobless and disaffected. Inside the global effort to put the next generation to work. |