Deb Lefever has gotten so frustrated trying to talk to a person when she has questions about her unemployment compensation that she puts off calling as long as possible. View full sizeLabor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway announced at a news conference on Wednesday that the department is terminating its contract with IBM on a […]

Despite 15 months of quarter-to-quarter growth in U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP), the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high and well above other economic recoveries of the same maturity. While the official U3 employment measure has begun to show slight improvements, the broader U6 and U7 measures show much less improvement and remain essentially flat. […]

Experts in robotics research and development gathered last week to make an important point about their technology: Robots are not a threat to employment. In fact, they will create thousands of jobs in the coming years in a variety of industries. Seegrid’s Chief Operating Officer, Mitchell Weiss, was one of the presenters appearing before the […]

By Nina Bains European stocks edged higher Thursday, led by miners, after manufacturing data from the euro zone and China beat expectations; while German Bunds climbed and the euro was steady against the dollar ahead of the European Central Bank monetary policy decision. Miners led the gains early in the European session, with the Stoxx […]