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Pay gap between college, high school grads wider than ever

by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press January 12, 2017

The income disparity is now at 56% and the impact goes beyond income, affecting home ownership, marriage, mobility and even how people vote.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 11, 2017January 10, 2017

Legal limits on after-hours workplace communications would eat away at Americans’ famed productivity.

by Michael R. Strain The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News December 28, 2016December 27, 2016

Government policy and public leadership are key to restoring norms that motivated people to work.

by CHARLES LAWTON December 20, 2016December 19, 2016

There should be an alternative to the two extreme positions on the impact of trade deals.

Personal bankruptcy filings are less than a third of what they were in 2010, but experts warn that more are likely lurking.

by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Employers added 178,000 jobs in November, extending the longest hiring streak since WWII; but for many still out of work, frustrations persist.

by William Vaughan Jr. Special to the Press Herald November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

To avoid shortchanging our young people, today’s educators must anticipate changes over the next half-century.

by MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press October 20, 2016

The number of Americans collecting unemployment checks remains 6% down from a year ago.

by Jeanna Smialek Bloomberg October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

In the U.S., young people are the most likely to be independent workers.

by Marianne Hill Special to the Press Herald September 15, 2016September 15, 2016

A comparison with Hillary Clinton’s proposals shows that your vote this fall will affect your financial future.