Opposite ends of the labor market face opposite problems
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Rising efficiency and technology are adding work for highly paid professionals while taking it away from low-skill employees.
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NEW YORK - For younger workers not near or at retirement, the woes of the US Social Security system tend to have a distant, if not surreal quality.
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Business & money: Â· US economy cools with housing market problemsÂ· Bank rates expected to go in opposite directions
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Seeking opportunity in a market clouded by fear.
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Whatâs fun for two colleagues can be offensive to others. And jobs may be at stake.
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If you've got a blog and a job, beware. The two sometimes don't go together, as many ex-workers are finding out. By Rachel Metz.
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Skilled workers would face competition for jobs from outside the EU, under plans being considered by ministers.
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(CBS/AP) Perhaps it has happened to you or someone you know: a job lost to a faceless competitor continents away, as part of the trend that has seen millions of jobs shift from the US to overseas in the past few years.
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Making money in a different world than Wall Street.
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BusinessWeek Online - Many people fear that the availability of cheap global labor in our increasingly integrated world economy -- or "globalization," -- is prompting companies to relocate production abroad. Yet a recent study by the European Commission (EC) suggests that high labor costs aren't so much the problem as the European Union's failure to cope with increased international competition and an accelerated speed of technological change.
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When chronicling the decades-long decline of organized labor in the United States, commentators have often examined the dwindling role of unions in troubled industries such as cars and coal. Few consider the more hopeful case of the catfish industry.
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Signs of a fairly competitive job market are everywhere, unless you're looking for a big raise.
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Some companies are creating new scheduling options for employees whose jobs span many continents, says CareerJournal's Sue Shellenbarger.
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Retiring baby boomers and the weak U.S. dollar are creating job opportunities in some surprising sectors.
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Most industries have some not-so-rosy practices.
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A growing number of Brazilians are finding it increasingly difficult to get good jobs in big metropolitan areas like SÃ£o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and are looking elsewhere.
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Distinctions between local economies are being overridden by a mortgage market that has made it more difficult for many would-be homebuyers to obtain financing.