Can $1 billion help low-income Americans find jobs?

Maybe the economy can’t keep pumping out scores of new jobs each month with the unemployment rate scraping a 50-year low, but more Americans say it’s easier to find work now than anytime in the past 19 years......»»

McDonald's is teaming up with AARP to post job vacancies for older Americans and also launch a pilot program targeting those who are lower income.....»»

American landlords derive more profit from renters in low-income neighborhoods, researchers find......»»

The biennial General Social Survey found 41 percent of nonblack Americans in 2018 said discrimination was the main reason blacks “have worse jobs, income and housing” on average than white people......»»

Free checking has sometimes proven hard to find, especially for low-income Americans who might need it the most......»»

The number of Americans who believe that now is a good time to find a job has risen about 25 percent since President Donald Trump was elected in 2016......»»

Americans’ earnings, generally, have gotten a lift on payday as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. With cuts come more discretionary spending—and, although there are changes to ho.....»»

Jane Ross/Reuters Most Americans are making less money than they did last year. Economic insecurity is rising. Policy decisions could help bolster economic security as robots.....»»

A comprehensive study demonstrates just how difficult it is for low-income Americans to use vouchers, the government’s tool of choice, to find affordable rental homes......»»

The number of available jobs in the U.S. exceed the number of job seekers by more than 650,000 in July—a gap that has been growing—in a sign of an increasingly tight labor market that is altering how employers find workers......»»

The number of job openings in the U.S. fell in September just a month after setting an all-time high, but companies are still scrambling to find workers and offering higher pay and benefits to attract them......»»

Unfilled jobs in the U.S. exceeded the number of unemployed Americans by more than one million as the summer came to a close, a sign it is increasingly difficult for employers to find workers......»»

Geoffrey Hinton, an early pioneer of AI technology, says people will lose jobs and advised the British government to adopt a universal basic income. Geoffrey Hinton.....»»

An Arizona woman aided North Koreans in find remote-work US jobs, funnelling their wages back to them in violation of US sanctions, prosecutors said. Cropped shot of woman's hand typing on computer keyboard in the dark, working la.....»»

A Utah-based millennial was laid off from his tech job soon after he learned about a worrying health concern. He's struggled to .....»»

April Schultz and her husband earn a gross income of $130,000, but it's not enough for their family of 7 to afford anything beyond the basics. April Schultz and her husband make about $130,000 a year but barely have money f.....»»

A Utah-based millennial was laid off from his tech job soon after he learned about a worrying health concern. He's struggled to find a.....»»

It is no secret that some states have a much friendlier tax climate than others. Several states levy no income tax, for example, and manage to attract Americans who prefer to pay less in taxes (you still need to pay federal income tax). Other states .....»»

The United States faces a significant wealth gap between upper-income households and the majority of Americans. Additionally, racial inequality continues.....»»

Many Americans sacrifice a piece of their paycheck to ensure they’ll have at least some income in retirement. Social Security .....»»