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The article discusses a report on unemployment and job creation in the U.S. during March 2015 from the U.S. Labor Department. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% as a net new 126,000 jobs were created, a figure less than half the monthly average for the final quarter of 2014. Average hourly wages grew 0.3% from the previous month, and the labor participation rate fell to its lowest level since 1978. Consideration is given to how the report could affect Federal Reserve policy.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Labor Department on job creation and unemployment in the U.S. for December 2014. A net 252,000 new jobs were created as the unemployment rate fell to 5.6%. Average hourly wages for workers in the private sector declined by $.05 to $24.57. The proportion of Americans either employed or looking for jobs dropped to 62.7%.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Labor Department on unemployment and job creation for September 2014. A net 248,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. as the unemployment rate fell to 5.9%. The labor-force participation rate declined to a 30-year low of 62.7%. Private-sector workers saw their average hourly wage retreat by $0.01.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Labor Department on job creation and unemployment in the U.S. for April of 2014. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% as nonfarm employment grew by 288,000 positions. The labor-participation reached a 30-year low of 62.8% and wage growth was tepid. More than one-third of the nearly 10 million jobless workers had been without a job for at least six months.

The article discusses labor demand and manufacturing worker supply shortages in China as of May 2013, with information on the growth of the service sector as a percentage of the economy in China. Topics include the growth of job opportunities customer service roles in China's retail, travel, and leisure industries; competition for workers in the industrial sector; and wages in the labor market in China.

The article discusses population aging in the U.S. as of April 2013, with a focus on labor shortages in nursing homes and home-care services for the elderly. Topics include the physical demands on direct-care workers who aid the elderly and disabled, occupational injuries sustained by workers in elder care, and average wages for nursing aides.

The article discusses challenges to China's rapid rate of economic growth. Rural villages that once provided a ready source of labor for China's coastal manufacturing zones are almost exhausted of able-bodied young men. A consequent rise in wages could put China at a disadvantage relative to low-wage exporting countries.

Focuses on the job market and downward mobility of workers who have lost higher-paying jobs. Salary earned by James Richter at Nortel Networks before being laid off and settling for a position paying half as much; View that the job market remains unclear despite slowly improving economic conditions in the United States; Number of months since the end of the recession that payroll jobs has continued to fall, suggesting the job market is not recovering along with the economy; Impact of stock market bubble burst on the job market and salaries in the telecommunications industry.

The article discusses deficits in several occupations including librarians, sea captains, and occupational therapists, focusing on factors affecting the deficits as well as how the deficits will affect wage growth for the professions.

Charts related to U.S. middle managers are presented for August 2013, including issues such as salaries for managers divided by type of industry, the percentage of women managers, and the percentage of black, Asian, and Hispanic managers in the work force.

The article reports on the labor market in China as of March 2013, discussing how an improved manufacturing industry has increased demand for labor and examining how the labor demand has caused Chinese workers' wages to rise, creating positive labor productivity growth.

Focuses on wage inequality -- the gap between America's highest and lowest earners -- which has started to widen and could become an issue in the upcoming presidential elections in 2004. Statistics related to salaries of American workers from data released by the U.S. Department of Labor; View of author the gap is a reflection of the labor market's weak response to the economic recovery; How long the wage gap has been widening, suggesting it could become in issue for the Democrats against U.S. President George W. Bush; Potential use of the Bush's tax cuts as an election year issue; Views from various economists about the wage gap.

Discusses the impact of the retirement of baby boom generation in the United States (US) on the US workforce of the 21st century. Benefits of the baby boomers' retirement to the employment and income prospects of younger demographic groups behind them; Reasons for the potential labor shortage in the 21st century; Forecast on the US wages by the 21st century; Why downsizing will remain in the 21st century.

Reports on the moderate gains from the tight labor markets seen by workers in the United States in July 1999. Statement issued by Stephan Thurman, economist at the United States Chamber of Commerce; Reasons for the slow growth in wages; Information on the minimum wage; Where workers are most in demand.

Reports on the minute gain in the 1995 wages and benefits for employees in the United States according to the Department of Labor's employment cost index for February 13, 1996. Record low figure of the gain since 1982; Reasons for the lean wages; Stagnant labor force; Aging baby boom generation; Increase in the services-producing jobs.