At Davos, Kudlow touts huge wage gains among blue-collar workers: ‘Booster rocket to this economy’

Trump has touted a 'blue collar boom,' but a big portion of those wage gains for low-income workers are due to minimum w.....»»

The tight labor market, while frustrating for employers, can be a boon for blue-collar workers: They are more likely to find good-paying jobs and experience rapid wage growth......»»

With the official unemployment rate at an 18-year low, blue-collar workers are in high demand......»»

After years of sluggish pay gains, the economy may be starting to work for America's low-wage workers......»»

The U.S. economy has seemed like a job-generating machine for nearly eight years, defying economists who predicted that the pool of potential hires would shrink and trigger wage gains......»»

A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs......»»

A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs......»»

The Economy Is Finally Coming Through for U.S. Workers Decent wage gains are showing up in paychecks. That should continue for a while. Bloomberg, January 7, 2019.  
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The Economy Is Finally Coming Through for U.S. Workers Decent wage gains are showing up in paychecks. That should continue for a while. Bloomberg, January.....»»

In some of his harshest comments ever made about China, Biden called the country "xenophobic" and said it had more retirees than workers. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United St.....»»

Low-wage employees late in their work lives have a huge stake in the fight to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to the leading proposal of $15......»»

The U.S. created just 266,000 new jobs in April even as the economy gained strength, suggesting companies might be struggling to fill open jobs even with millions of people still unemployed. The jobless rate also rose to 6.1% from 6%......»»

In remarks on Monday, Jerome Powell said Black and Hispanic wo.....»»

Restaurants and other businesses hired the most workers in March in seven months as the U.S. added 916,000 new jobs, signaling the economy is primed for a period of rapid expansion again. The official unemployment rate slipped to 6% from 6.2%......»»

Restaurants and other businesses hired the most workers in March in seven months as the U.S. added 916,000 new jobs, signaling the economy is primed for a period of rapid expansion again. The official unemployment rate slipped to 6% from 6.2%......»»

The huge service side of the U.S. economy grew faster in January and companies added more workers, signaling better times ahead as the record surge in coronavirus cases receded......»»

Thursday’s Personal Finance Stories.....»»

The new year brings another round of increases nearly a decade after workers started campaigning for higher pay: on January 1, 2021, 20 states and 32 cities and counties will raise their minimum wage......»»

  Employee-owned companies are ones in which shares of the company are transferred to workers, making them the owners. One employe.....»»

Despite spending hours running other people’s errands while risking their lives, gig economy workers rarely enjoy the full scope of protections and benefits often enjoyed by employees of other companies......»»