by Nico Grant | Mar 28, 2016 | Employment
By Nico Grant In December 2015, a robocall changed Brad Bassett’s life. His employer, Union Pacific Railroad, told Bassett that he was laid off from his $90,000-a-year job as a conductor. “They really don’t give a reason,” Bassett, 47, said. “You just get a phone call...
by Raul Hernandez | Mar 21, 2016 | Employment
by Raul Hernandez Wind energy is poised to produce hundreds of thousands of jobs over the coming decades now that Congress has passed a multi-year tax credit aimed at spurring investment. The wind energy industry is projected to hit 380,000 jobs, over five times the...
by Chau Ngo | May 20, 2014 | Employment
By Chau Ngo After Beverly Boatwright separated from her boyfriend three years ago, she was unemployed and had a son from the relationship. Receiving no support from the baby’s father, she and her son lived on food stamps from the New York Human Resources...
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 Chau Ngo | Apr 11, 2014 | Employment
By Chau Ngo 4/11/2014 Jennifer Dean, 40, has been searching for a job in a film production company for nine months, but has not had any success. Having taken various positions in the film industry over the past 10 years, from a videographer, TV editor to casting...