This Open Enrollment Season Employers Are Passing More Costs on to Workers
Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find…
Labor is frustrated with Rio Tinto as ‘all options’ on table for Tomago
The government can’t hide its frustration with Rio Tinto, majority owner of the Tomago aluminium smelter, which is…
LACMA Staff Seeks to Unionize, Citing Low Wages and Expanded Workloads
Workers at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the largest art museum in the western United States…
Australia Inflation Spike Boosts Case for Extended RBA Pause
Australia’s core inflation accelerated beyond expectations last quarter, complicating the Reserve Bank’s path to further policy easing and…
Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain ‘suspended indefinitely’ from Canberra Liberals party room
Former party leader Elizabeth Lee and backbencher Peter Cain have been suspended indefinitely from the Canberra Liberals party…
Consumer confidence dips modestly in October with Americans concerned about the future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects.…
Australia Jobs Still Tight, Inflation Sticky, RBA Chief Says
Australia’s labor market is still tight while inflation is proving sticky, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said, signaling…
US Initial Jobless Claims Rose Last Week, State Data Suggest
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week, according to analyses of unadjusted state-level filings released during the…
COLUMN: Job growth slows, but Salem fares better than Portland, Eugene
The economy of the Salem area is a stand-out. Even though job growth has been slowing, the area’s…
Fed’s Loss of ADP Labor Statistics Adds to Data Vacuum
The Federal Reserve is no longer receiving data on private-sector employment from an independent provider, adding to policymakers’…
Bullish Dollar Signals Emerge With Delayed CPI Release Looming
The dollar has kicked off the quarter on a firmer note, and there are signs traders are bracing…
Citi Foundation putting $25M toward tackling unemployment and AI labor disruptions
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Young jobseekers, challenged by a rapidly changing labor market, are having…