Department of Labor

• Wage gain improvement unlikely

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 16, 2013

  Annual wage gains are not expected to improve in the near future for the private sector, according to the preliminary second quarter Wage Trend Indicator by Bloomberg BNA.

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  Jobless claims hit highest level in weeks

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 16, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.

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  Jobless aid apps hit five-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 9, 2013

  The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, a five-year low. Layoffs have returned to pre-recession levels, a trend that could lead to more hiring.

• Hutco to pay nearly $2 million in OT back wages

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 7, 2013

  Hutco Inc., a large industrial services employment agency, has agreed to pay $1.91 million in back wages to 2,267 employees assigned to client work sites in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

• Job postings fell in March

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 7, 2013

  U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth.

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  Jobless rate hits four-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 3, 2013

  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

• Jobless claims fall to five-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 2, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring.

• Unemployment rates fall in 90 percent of US cities

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 1, 2013

  Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.

• Retirement reform

  By Denis Storey  |  May 1, 2013

  Health care reform gets all the press. All the love. All the hate. All the controversy.

• 10. Retirement reform

  By Denis Storey  |  April 30, 2013

  Health care reform gets all the press. All the love. All the hate. All the controversy.