Employers added booming 266,000 jobs in November, a total partly inflated by the return of striking GM workers. Economists expected 184,000 gains.
Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
This challenge could delay your holiday packages
More businesses are adopting creative strategies to find workers in a historically tight labor market. They include sharing workers and hiring early.
Why aren’t wages rising faster even with low unemployment? Trade war, weaker economy are among reasons
Why aren’t average wages rising faster in light of low unemployment?
Powell: U.S. debt is ‘on unsustainable path,’ crimping ability to respond to recession
Fed chief Powell tells Congress federal debt is on ‘unsustainable path,’ limiting ability to support economy in a downturn
Hey millennials, look out below! Gen Zers may already be catching up in the salary race
Gen Zers are closing the pay gap with millennials even though they have far less experience. They’re making the most of a tight labor market.
Millennials, Gen Xers to baby boomers: Can you retire so I can get a job promotion?
Baby boomers are putting off retirement and that may be making it harder for millennials and Gen Xers to get promoted: USA TODAY/LinkedIn survey.
Those Fed cuts are adding up. Here’s how lower interest rates affect credit card, mortgage and savings rates
A third Fed rate cut since July would shave borrowing costs on credit cards, home equity lines and other debt. Savers will be pinched.
Economy grew 1.9% in third quarter as recession fears ease but still hover
The U.S. economy grew 1.9% in the third quarter as weak business investment persisted while consumer spending pulled back
More employers offer flexible hours, but many grapple with how to make it succeed
More businesses are offering flexible schedules but it doesn’t always work. Some don’t formalize policies or provide technology to make it seamless
Black households can afford just 25% of homes for sale, down from 39% in 2012
Because of big price increases and more modest income gains, black households can afford 25% of homes for sale, off from 39% in 2012, Redfin says.