In 2023, the share of foreign-born individuals in the U.S. rose to 14.3%, up from 13.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The increase marks the highest share since 1910, when it was 14.7%. The growth appears to have been driven by people coming from Latin America, whose share of…

In Wisconsin, industries including dairy and manufacturing heavily depend on undocumented immigrant labor, yet their rights and safety are often overlooked. At a recent event in Green Bay, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su met with workers who shared their experiences of wage theft and unsafe conditions. Stephanie Bloomingdale, president of the Wisconsin State…

Bank of America has announced that it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $24 per hour, the latest step in the company’s commitment to $25 by 2025. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to nearly $50,000. The increase applies to all full-time and part-time…

Bank of America has announced that it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $24 per hour, the latest step in the company’s commitment to $25 by 2025. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to nearly $50,000. The increase applies to all full-time and part-time…

Global hiring intentions are expected to hold steady in Q4 2024, even though the outlook for the quarter ahead was weaker than the corresponding quarter of last year, according to ManpowerGroup’s Employment Outlook Survey. The poll of more than 40,000 employers in 42 countries showed the global hiring outlook for Q4 2024 was slightly higher…

In August, the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs, a notable increase from July’s revised growth of 89,000, the Labor Department reported on Friday, although it fell short of analysts’ expectations of 160,000. The unemployment rate decreased to 4.2% from 4.3%, yet remains higher than the 3.7% recorded at the year’s start. The report is likely…