Finding workers for the holiday season in Maine is settling back into a familiar pattern: a burst of hiring similar to pre-summer preparation for tourists and a drop-off after those rushes end.
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Americans say their wages aren’t going up enough
Only 30% of Americans are satisfied with their pay, compared with 34% last year, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center, reflecting the ongoing burden of recent price increases.
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U.S. hiring rebounds, but rising unemployment keeps Fed cut alive
Long-term joblessness is at its highest in almost 3 years.
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U.S. job openings pick up to 7.7 million as labor demand steadies
Available positions increased to 7.74 million from a revised 7.37 million reading in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed Tuesday.
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The most fulfilling jobs in America may not be the ones you expect
As the luckiest Americans worry less about their basic needs, more of us are seeking jobs with a moral or social mission.
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Northern Light food service, housekeeping jobs to transfer to another company
About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.
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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile.
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A green jobs program touted high wages. Some trainees feel misled.
Clean-tech jobs aren’t yet abundant in every part of the US. And some employers say they’re looking for workers with years, rather than weeks or months, of specialized training.
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Biden signs order prioritizing federal grants for projects with higher worker wages
The grants would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs.
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Wall Street falls sharply to close its worst week in nearly 18 months
A highly anticipated update on the U.S. job market came in weak enough to keep investors cautious about the economy.