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Battle Over Wage Rules for Tipped Workers Is Heating Up
A system counting tips toward the minimum wage is being fought in many places. Critics say it’s often abused. Defenders say workers benefit overall.
Have You Been Shortchanged on Tipped Wages? We Want to Hear From You.
Most states allow workers to be paid less than the usual minimum wage if they get tips. Experts say the system is often abused at...
Job Openings Picked Up in July, Showing the Labor Market Remains Hot
Even with the Fed raising interest rates, employers are still eager to hire.
Private-sector employment has recovered to prepandemic levels.
Service businesses continue to climb back, but government payrolls are still short of February 2020 levels.
U.S. added 390,000 jobs in May amid efforts to cool the economy.
The Labor Department report comes as policymakers try to ease inflation without inducing a recession.
April Jobs Report: Gain of 428,000 Shows Vibrant Labor Market
The Labor Department report also showed a 5.5 percent increase in average hourly earnings from a year earlier.
Job Openings in U.S. Rose to Record in March
New government data suggests that the economy remains far from normal as employers struggle to fill jobs and workers seek better positions.
Hot Job Market, an Economic Relief, Is a Wall Street Worry
This year’s decline in stock prices follows a historical pattern: “When unemployment is ultra low, the uppity times are behind us,” a bank research chief...
Strong Job Gains in March Keep a Flame Under the Recovery
The U.S. economy added 431,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent. Wages showed sharp gains, but that has been blunted by inflation.
Industries hit hard by the pandemic continued their rebound.
Leisure and hospitality jobs are still far below their pre-Covid levels, but represent a big share of employment gains.