Tag: Labor and Jobs

For Afghan Refugees, a Choice Between Community and Opportunity

FREMONT, Ca. — Harris Mojadedi’s parents fled Afghanistan’s communist revolution four decades…

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Initial unemployment claims last week fell to a half-century low.

Initial unemployment claims tumbled last week to their lowest point since 1969,…

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The Searing Beauty, and Harsh Reality, of a Kentucky Tobacco Harvest

I step into the tobacco field as the first rays of sunlight…

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$15 minimum wage for federal contractors will take effect Jan. 30.

Employees of federal contractors will make at least $15 per hour under…

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Biden Bets Big on Continuity at the Fed

In the end, President Biden bet that the leaders of the Federal…

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The Worst of Both Worlds: Zooming From the Office

“As they’re talking about how hard it is for people who are…

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Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Is a Big Success

Joe Biden came to the White House at a pivotal moment in…

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Cities Try to Lure Factories as U.S. Pushes to Fix Chip Shortage

TAYLOR, Texas — The shortage of computer chips has zapped energy from…

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