The negotiations at the state Capitol were ongoing Wednesday, nine days before a Michigan Supreme Court-ordered minimum wage ...

The state’s current hourly minimum wage of $16.66 is the second highest in the country. Some say it still lags the cost of living.

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

Stronger-than-expected inflation and labor market data into the end of 2024 led to the US Federal Reserve's decision to pause ...

US economists are looking for monthly headline CPI at 0.31%, which would keep the year-on-year rate at 2.9%. Core CPI is ...

The “housing shortage” is yesterday’s problem. Today we are on the cusp of a housing glut. All analyses hinge on how best to ...

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, not even close to the buying power it once brought workers — ...

If the lead holds, Burien would match Tukwila's minimum wage, bringing it slightly higher than wage floors set in Seattle and ...

Democratic state senators took public testimony Tuesday on a sweeping labor standards proposal that aims to incrementally ...

Washington state may implement a series of labor reforms including a progressive increase in the minimum wage to $25 per hour ...

The Regulatory Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to send the proposal to the full Senate, which could take up the measure later ...

Here are five other things for ASCs to know about shifts in the cost of labor: 1. The Consumer Price Index increase, also known as inflation, hit 2.9% in December 2024, according to the most recent ...