Tag: wages
U.S. worker paycheck growth slowed late last year, suggesting cooling in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew at the slowest pace in two and a half years, a trend that could...
U.S. employers add a solid 199K jobs and unemployment falls, signaling...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could...
U.S. added 150,000 jobs in October amid higher borrowing rates
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers scaled back their hiring in October, adding a modest but still decent 150,000 jobs, a sign that the...
U.S. wages rose at a solid pace this summer, posing challenge...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wages and benefits grew at a slightly faster pace in the July-September quarter than the previous three months, a benefit for...
U.S. employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates...
R.I. employers must provide salary range for open positions upon request
Between poring over resumes and cover letters and multiple rounds of interviews, the job search process has often been likened to a job in...
U.S. adds a robust 311,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January's huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the...
U.S. wage growth slowed in the final quarter of 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pay and benefits for America's workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace in the final three months of 2022,...
A key U.S. inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained painfully high last month, the latest sign that...
Stop & Shop employees secure wage increases in new contract
PROVIDENCE – Unionized Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. employees in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut have secured higher starting wages, raises for established employees...
