NEW YORK — Landing a waitressing job or bartending gig at a Lost Dog Cafe in Northern Virginia had never been easy.
“Help Wanted” signs were a rarity, and half the chain...
Delta variant affects hotels, restaurants, stores
WASHINGTON — America's employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust ...
NEW YORK — Tyson Foods is offering its front-line workers paid sick leave for the first time, part of an agreement that secured union support for its mandate that all U....
WASHINGTON — Two programs — one that provides jobless aid to self-employed and gig workers, the other to people who’ve been unemployed for more than six months — will ex...
Low inventory likely to last into 2022
DETROIT — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close factories including those...
Walgreens will hike starting pay to $15 an hour beginning in October, as employers across the United States continue boosting wages to attract workers.
The drugstore cha...
BOSTON — States and localities have only distributed 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, the lat...
NEW YORK — Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers’ prod...
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose for the second consecutive month in July, though only modestly from a year ago, suggesting the red-hot housing market may be...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year, fed by spending to support the country after the pandemic-induced re...