Employment

A woman picks roses inside a greenhouse at Wildfire Flowers on February 13th, 2019, in Naivasha, Kenya.

The vast majority of poor, able-bodied adults without dependents using SNAP are employed—and for those who aren't, cracking down on benefits is not likely to help.

Immigrant rights analysts warn that there's much room for error in the SSA's records—and that notifications could cost people their jobs.

Many Americans still desperately need good jobs. Among the fixes gaining traction at the moment, particularly on the left, is the idea of a federal jobs guarantee.

An employee at the job center in the city of Rostock, Germany, inspects candidates for a position at the center's Santa Claus agency on December 11th, 2018.

A new report looks at the concept of a federal job guarantee—and who might be helped and hurt by such a program.

A report authored by researchers from the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute reviews the options for a national family leave program.

Retail, construction, and health care post particularly strong employment gains.

A Supreme Court ruling, Elon Musk's union drama, and more.

On the question of whether preventing employers from asking about criminal history really leads to more equitable hiring practices, the evidence is disturbingly mixed.

Twelve photos that show the evolution of the U.S. labor movement from the early 1900s to today.

Marco Rubio has a new plan to offer paid family leave through Social Security. Here's how it stacks up against the other proposals.

Corporations that have higher numbers of employment cases brought against them spend more money on lobbyists, who help influence courts and change labor laws.

And how we can make them better.

The jobs gap is finally closed. But there are still some glaring weaknesses in the economy.

Despite existing laws, multiple big and small organizations in the UAE continue to take away the passports of foreign employees, entrapping employees into a byzantine system of human rights violations and forced employment.

At least one economist is skeptical.

The Trump administration is doubling down on the workforce development model that made the president a (reality television) star: apprenticeships.

The U.S. doesn’t spend enough money on labor market adjustment programs.

New research suggests the policies—aimed at helping ex-offenders find work—can backfire.

Companies are increasingly using pay-for-performance to get around a $1 million federal limit on tax deductions for executive compensation.

A survey of American academics suggests there are health risks to not acting on your calling.

Hummer limos, go-go dancers, a live alligator, and glowing aliens in spandex can all be found at the national workers’ comp and disability expo. Journey into the little-known workers’ comp industrial complex.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.