by Rachael Levy | May 18, 2014 | Employment
By Rachael Levy Luke Bolek once worked as a doctor at a Florida hospital, where he was recruited in 2007 to take part in a new $10 million nuclear medicine department. By late 2012, Bolek and his department colleagues had been laid off along with 400 other employees...
by Rachael Levy | May 5, 2014 | Employment
By Rachael Levy The loud cheers that greeted the news Friday of a sudden surge in new jobs and a significant drop in unemployment overlooked a deeper malaise within the economy. The litany of ills includes flat wages, a still-too-high unemployment rate and declining...
by Rachael Levy | Apr 9, 2014 | Personal Income
By Rachael Levy Wages grew unexpectedly in February, but there is little yet to cheer over. While wages are growing in certain segments, such as construction, most industries aren’t becoming more lucrative because there’s still a surplus of workers. That has led...
by Rachael Levy | Apr 3, 2014 | Employment
April 3, 2014 By Rachael Levy Economists predict a jump in job growth ahead of the March jobs report tomorrow but caution the economy is nowhere near full recovery. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict 206,000 nonfarm jobs were added last month, up from 175,000 in...