New York Jobs

NYC Unemployment Rises Despite New Hires

Posted 04.20.2012

New York City's unemployment rate rose from 9.6 percent in February to 9.7 percent in March, (the national rate is 8.1 percent) despite the city and s...

Dear Small Business Owner: Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Destroy Your Business (And It's the Right Thing to Do)

Matthew Titone | Posted 04.15.2012

Matthew Titone

Each and every time that the minimum wage has been raised, it was done against a firestorm of opposition from Chambers of Commerce. Yet there is no evidence that raising the minimum wage hurts businesses in the long term.

Paradise Lost

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.16.2011

Henry J. Stern

There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.

Prefab Behemoth May Come To Atlantic Yards

Posted 05.25.2011

More controversy today over Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards as the New York Times reveals that Bruce Ratner is planning on constructing the world's tallest ...

Retirees Replacing Teen Workers in Low-Wage Jobs

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

David R. Jones, Esq.

Employers are gravitating towards workers over 65 for very good reasons. But what may be good for employers may be seriously bad for the city and nation.