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AI inspired many employers to take a wait-and-see approach to hiring in 2025, but new data suggest they’ll be returning to the …

A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices …

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell sharply in January as higher home prices and possibly harsh winter weather kept many prospective …

Single this Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone. New research from The Harris Poll shows that nearly half of Americans (46%) are not …

“Start in a low-level position and work your way upward.” Does that even apply anymore? In fact, the “career ladder” doesn’t work …

2025 was defined by reports of a “low-hire, low-fire” environment: The unemployment rate remained fairly low, at just over 4% in December, …

When U.S. Border Patrol agents entered a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, in early January, detaining two employees, it marked a new …

Layoffs are at an all-time high since 2009, and we’re also experiencing the lowest hiring on record in the job market. But …

Why does uncertainty make us less rational with money? And who should we trust for financial advice online? Vivian Tu, financial educator …

In special education in the U.S., funding is scarce and personnel shortages are pervasive, leaving many school districts struggling to hire qualified …

The federal agency that enforces anti-discrimination laws in the workplace made an unexpected disclosure this week: Nike was under investigation for its …

Roughly one out of three Americans has a side hustle—and that number is expected to increase in 2026, something that’s driving a shift in the …

Amid nationwide outrage over the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, two House Democrats are pressing Google and Meta to answer …

If you’re a CEO, entrepreneur, recruiter, or hiring manager, you know how important it is to hire the right people for the …

The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn’t a …

A college degree is usually thought of as a ticket to a great job and a secure future. Yet, the job market …

What many applicants may not realize is that the first hurdle in applying for a job these days is dealing with AI. …

The feeling of “languishing” is likely relatable for many workers—even if they don’t quite have that exact language for it. And new …

Financial markets are churning on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will …

In 2010, clinical psychiatrist Dale Archer published the New York Times best seller Better Than Normal, a book that highlighted the often-underappreciated …

Journalist Ira Glass, who hosts the NPR show “This American Life,” is not a computer scientist. He doesn’t work at Google, Apple, …

For a generation, the smartest people I knew dreamed of moving to America. They took uninspiring jobs, learned to wait through endless …

When Mikala Mahoney was laid off from her marketing job last summer, first she was shocked. Then the anxiety flooded in.  “I …

U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects. …

ICE’s occupation in Minnesota has lasted weeks, and until a couple of days ago, the state’s major corporations, quick to issue statements …

Corporate America likes to believe it’s moved past bias. But it still has a very specific idea of what authority looks like, …

As an operative researcher for luxury retail companies, I spent my career grabbing onto one corporate contract after the next, like a …

This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rescinded its guidance on workplace harassment, in a move that could significantly undermine protections for …

In the early 1980s, the National Basketball Association (NBA) faced a crisis. Television ratings were plummeting—the 1981 NBA finals were among the …

After spending much of his career in marketing, Daniel Hebert pivoted into Software as a Service (SaaS) sales for a high-growth startup …