Tag: labor
Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against joining union
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side...
Number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers hold on to workers
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates.The number of...
What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace....
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth.When...
Devoted nap-takers explain the benefits of sleeping on the job
NEW YORK -- They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour...
US unemployment applications rose to 219K last week; layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs.U.S. applications for jobless...