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What the Unemployment Rate Isn’t Telling Us

What the Unemployment Rate Isn’t Telling Us

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Sep 5, 2025 - 17:35

The latest job report shows that unemployment remains steady, but it’s not telli...

Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 90

Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Di...

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Jun 13, 2025 - 07:17

He helped popularize “I Am a Man” as a demand for respect during the 1968 strike...

Betty Jean Hall, Who Fought for Coal-Mining Jobs for Women, Dies at 78

Betty Jean Hall, Who Fought for Coal-Mining Jobs for Wo...

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Jun 13, 2025 - 07:17

She was a fiery lawyer from eastern Kentucky who charged coal companies with dis...

Funeral Homes Are Forced to Innovate as Consumer Preferences Shift

Funeral Homes Are Forced to Innovate as Consumer Prefer...

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Jun 13, 2025 - 07:17

As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innova...

Laid Off? This Newsletter Doubles as a Support Group.

Laid Off? This Newsletter Doubles as a Support Group.

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Jun 13, 2025 - 07:17

Federal workers, Google employees and newspaper editors have opened up about los...

Young Professionals Are Increasingly Turning to Boring Small-Business Niches

Young Professionals Are Increasingly Turning to Boring ...

NYT > JobsNYT > Jobs, Jun 13, 2025 - 07:17

Younger would-be chief executives are increasingly seeking profits — and freedom...