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Young family stressed over finances
Success

People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200,000 a year aren’t even considered upper-class in some U.S. states

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March 24, 2025
Coscto worker checking receipt
Retail

Costco workers now officially make $31 an hour—and can expect raises for the next two years

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March 11, 2025
Jesper Brodin, CEO of the Ikea Group, stands in a showroom.
Success

A new Ikea location received a record-breaking 3,730 applications for just 150 open roles. Inside the pay and perks luring talent back to retail

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February 11, 2025
Costco worker at check-out line
Retail

18,000 Costco workers threaten to strike and ‘won’t work a day past Jan. 31’ if their contract demands aren’t met

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January 23, 2025
office workers meeting in a conference room
Newsletters

CFOs expect their firms’ wages to rise 7.3% in the coming year—Deloitte survey

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January 16, 2025
America’s working class barely scrapes by. An outdated image of them doesn’t help  
Commentary

America’s working class barely scrapes by. An outdated image of them doesn’t help  

By Rick Wartzman and Harin Contractor
January 13, 2025
Starbucks worker with megaphone
Retail

Starbucks’ worker strike expands to a dozen major U.S. cities after employees say the chain offered an ‘insulting economic package’

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December 23, 2024
Amazon delivery workers strike across U.S. as shoppers await holiday packages
Success

Amazon delivery workers strike across U.S. as shoppers await holiday packages

By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
December 19, 2024
Businesswoman leading informal meeting in modern open plan office
Success

U.K. millennials will probably never experience the same income boom as Gen X and baby boomers, major study shows

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December 19, 2024
Female and male coworkers in conversation at the office.
Newsletters

Both men and women will switch jobs for higher pay—but what it takes to keep them is different for each group

By Emma Burleigh and Brit Morse
November 14, 2024
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City.
Tech

Amazon labor ruling outlaws mandatory anti-union meetings

By Robert Iafolla and Bloomberg
November 13, 2024
Boeing machinists strike finally ends as workers vote to accept contract with 38% raise—but no pension
Success

Boeing machinists strike finally ends as workers vote to accept contract with 38% raise—but no pension

By David Koenig, Lindsey Wasson, Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated Press
November 5, 2024
Hurricanes and strikes limit US payroll gains to just 12,000, but jobless rate steady at 4.1%
Finance

Hurricanes and strikes limit US payroll gains to just 12,000, but jobless rate steady at 4.1%

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
November 1, 2024
"The Gilded Age" from HBO Max films behind the scenes in Central Park.
Success

‘We are essentially in a new Gilded Age’: As workers get laid off, CEOs and shareholders gobble up hundreds of billions in profits

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October 28, 2024
Hiring manager greets group of applicants.
Leadership

Salary is just the beginning—here’s how to craft a compensation package that workers really want

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October 24, 2024

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