Wage Growth

Arthur Delaney

Unemployment Rate Hits 9.7 Percent As Economy Sheds 216,000 Jobs In August

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


The national unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent -- the highest level since June 1983 -- as the U.S. economy shed 216,000 jobs in August, the govern...

Health Care Costs: Eroding Your Wages

The Atlantic Business Channel | By Derek Thompson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


This amazing graph bouncing around the web is the most striking example of why health care reform isn't just about reforming care. It's about reformin...

Employers Slashing Hours, Resorting To Once-Unthinkable Wage Cuts

Washington Post | Annys Shin | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business


Across the country, workers' earnings are stagnating or, in some cases, declining. For many Americans, the setbacks are all the more troubling because...

Labor Dept: Solid Job Gains, Wage Growth In November

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Employers added a solid 94,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent and wages grew briskly, encouragin...