Streets near the Supreme Court were quiet after the decision and army teams were deployed throughout Dhaka. A military tank was stationed outside the Supreme Court gate, television footage showed.

Earning a decent, reliable income as a social-media creator is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about sponsorship deals. A possible TikTok ban is adding to anxiety over job stability.

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets.

The union that represents workers at ports from Maine to Texas canceled labor talks in a row over the use of automated machinery.

Entry level jobs in finance, consulting, and especially tech are harder to come by.

In a huge win for workers, the FTC voted to ban noncompete clauses.

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The union hopes to take its pitch to employees at 13 car manufacturers across the US.

Most U.S. workers are in occupations that have only emerged widely since 1940, according to a large-scale study of 80 years of U.S. census data, led by MIT economist David Autor.

For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.

America desperately needs more pipe experts as young people snub the profession.

MIT researchers are saying real-world economics might slow automation.

Most workers’ wages are growing more quickly than prices, and the economic recovery following the COVID-19 recession has featured historically strong real wage growth.

Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.

Wind turbine technicians are in high demand, even with the recent cancellations of offshore projects.

Some U.S. businesses are forcing workers to sign contracts that demand steep “reimbursements” if they leave.

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UAW President Shawn Fain has brushed off comments that his labor action would only solidify Tesla’s dominance in the EV market.

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GM, Ford, and Stellantis workers might walk off their jobs next month.

Learn which jobs are impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike, which movies and TV shows have shut down and where actors can get help.

UPS workers might not strike after getting major concessions from their employer.

The Canadian wildfire crisis is extending beyond national borders, impacting communities and imposing external costs on individuals far removed from the fire's path.

Despite the recent wave of layoffs in the tech sector, demand for digital talent is as robust as ever, with employers struggling to fill positions.

Reimagining all 200 million of the American workforce as 100 people: where do they all work, what positions they hold, and what jobs they do?

Factors like improved work-life balance and workload are behind the increase in worker satisfaction.

It looks as if it simply took time for potential workers to match up with jobs and return to the labor force after the pandemic, White House economists argue.

Is a worker being underpaid and exploited if someone working a comparable job gets paid more than them? Many would say yes. But there’s a fundamental problem with comparing the value of different jobs.