The Boeing factory worker strike that has stretched nearly two months, halting airplane manufacturing at plants around the Northwest, ended Monday after thousands of union members voted to approve a new contract offer from the aerospace giant.
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October jobs report: Unemployment stable, wages up
Average hourly wages increased 0.4% over the month to $35.46, marking a 4% year-over-year rise, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.
Report: Paying Pa. lawmakers full-time salary helped boost legislature’s representation of mothers
The General Assembly has seen the number of mothers of young children increase 225% in two years’ time.
U.S. Workers See Bigger Paychecks Amid Economic Growth
Wages have increased four percent over the last 12 months, according to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Household incomes rose in 2023, new Census data shows
Real median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, up 4.0% from 2022, marking the first statistically significant increase since 2019.
August Jobs Report: 142,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2%
The U.S. economy added 142,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, up from a revised 89,000 in July. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate decreased slightly from 4.3% to 4.2%, aligning with analysts’ expectations.
NFL cheerleaders have been fighting for better pay for 10 years. They’re still being sidelined.
Despite numerous lawsuits against NFL teams over low wages, little has changed for professional cheerleaders in a system built on extreme competition and sexualization.
Most workers make about the same as before the pandemic — except in these states
Montana, New Hampshire and Florida had the highest wage growth since 2019, a Stateline analysis found.
Report: PA wage growth surpasses pre-pandemic levels, national average
The data show average hourly earnings for nonsupervisory workers grew almost 4% between 2019 and this year. Pay grew even faster among low-wage workers, at 9.2% in Pennsylvania, but not as much as the U.S. average of more than 13%.
Casey bill would raise pay for long term care workers
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation, along with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), to improve compensation and benefits and support systems for caregivers. The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act would improve pay for direct care professionals, and put into place strategies to increase the number of care professionals, to reduce the current shortage.