jobs
Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
World
September 5, 2021
Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to…
Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?
World
July 28, 2021
Can Biden’s plans manufacture more US factory jobs?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be trying to connect with blue-collar workers Wednesday when he travels to a…
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
World
May 19, 2021
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to…
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
World
May 15, 2021
Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and…
Weak jobs report spurs new arguments over big fed spending
World
May 8, 2021
Weak jobs report spurs new arguments over big fed spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists an unexpected slowdown in companies’ hiring is clear new proof the US needs…
Prime Minister Madbouly announces the return of Egyptian workers to Libya
Egypt
April 21, 2021
Prime Minister Madbouly announces the return of Egyptian workers to Libya
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced the signing of an MoU between Egypt and Libya to facilitate the return…
US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates
World
April 2, 2021
US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a…
Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy
World
January 10, 2021
Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses —…
Economy plunges 31.4 percent in spring but big rebound expected
World
September 30, 2020
Economy plunges 31.4 percent in spring but big rebound expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to swing to…
COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
World
September 21, 2020
COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number…