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  The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless claims reached its lowest since March 2020 last week, with the number of filings coming in at a bett…
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Court deals blow to health care workers on mandate
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Cincinnati, Ohio-area healthcare provider could require its employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job, in what a…
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6.6M took a child out of child care this summer
One in 6 affected adults, usually a woman, have left their job in order to care for children.
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Unemployment benefits just expired. What's next?
An estimated 7.5 million people will be affected.
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Wage hike for 565,000 Walmart hourly store associates
It's the retailer’s third wage hike for hourly associates in the last year.
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Here's why job-hopping gets an undeserved bad rap
Quitting jobs has been as important to my career development and wealth-building capacity as getting a college degree and opening my first brokerage account.
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This lawmaker is pushing for a four-day workweek
Representative Mark Takano (D-California) discusses his new bill to reduce the workweek to 32 hours in a Yahoo Finance Live exclusive.
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Walgreens to raise minimum hourly wage
Walgreens said the wage increase would take place in phases and is expected to be fully implemented by November next year. Earlier this month, rival CVS Health said it would r…
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States send leftover stimulus money back to residents
States are using leftover stimulus funds to send their residents stimulus payments as more federal direct aid appears unlikely.
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The 1 benefit many workers won't give up: Survey
Almost two-thirds of remote workers or those looking for a remote job are ready to take a 5% pay cut to work from home, according to a new survey.
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'Black students were shut out of higher education'
U.S. higher education may be the "the envy of the world" to some, but the system of thousands of colleges and universities have historically left behind one group of Americans:…
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Driver shortage 'about as bad as I’ve ever seen': CEO
The need for workers is weighing on the trucking industry, where freight operators are struggling to raise wages fast enough to find drivers.
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Here's why it might be better to switch jobs now
Job switchers saw their wages grow 5.8% year over year in June, while job holders experienced a 3.1% gain, according to a report by ADP.
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Beauty schools lead to high levels of debt: Study
Beauty school programs are relatively costly and leave students saddled with very high levels of student loan debt, according to a new report.
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Thinking of quitting your job? So are 37% of Americans.
More than a third of workers (37%) are either thinking of leaving their current jobs or are already preparing to make the move, according to a Yahoo Finance/Harris Poll survey.
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U.S. CEO-to-worker pay ratio rose to 299-1 last year
The average S&P 500 [.SPX] chief executive made $15.5 million last year, 299 times the pay of the median worker and a higher ratio than in 2019, the top American labor union sa…
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Dear hospitality workers: Time to ask for a raise
As vaccinations ramp up and the economy emerges from pandemic shutdowns, people are traveling and going out to eat.
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Here's a gig that can pay up to $250,000 a year
Want a job in crypto? Try this hot part of the market, one crypto job recruiter tells Yahoo Finance.
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Ex-Amazon employee: ‘It takes a toll on your body’
Former Amazon warehouse employee and activist, Christian Smalls, says he walked tens of miles a day during his time at an NYC fulfillment center.
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Why some think labor crunch isn't just about pay
According to some entrepreneurs, the post-COVID landscape landscape is making employers think more holistically about the opportunities they’re offering would-be workers.

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This lawmaker is pushing for a four-day workweek

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States send leftover stimulus money back to residents

The 1 benefit many workers won't give up: Survey

'Black students were shut out of higher education'

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