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Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees

Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees

Global trade has lowered wages for non-college educated American workers while increasing the wage premium earned by college-educated workers, according to new research from the Economic Policy Institute While the impact of global trade on the American economy is a frequent topic in Washington, much of the debate centers on the macroeconomic effects of the trade deficit on […]

To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working

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To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working

Many people are hoping they can keep working just keep their health care insurance. New research suggests idea may be wishful thinking. More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health care insurance at work, according to new research by the nonpartisan […]

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Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years

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Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years

Job tenure was up in 2012, as those Americans who have jobs are staying in them longer. Overall job tenure in the United States was up in 2012, but U.S. job tenure is still shorter than many assume. The median (mid-point) length of time on the job for American workers in 2012 is just 5.4 […]

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Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class

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Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier: The Lost Decade Of The American Middle Class

It’s been a tough decade for America’s middle class, those middle-income workers who shoulder most of the burden for keeping the economy humming by reliably earning and consuming. These stark assessments are based on findings from an August 2012 Pew Research Center survey that included 1,287 adults who describe themselves as middle class. Similar shares of whites […]

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Declines For 11th Straight Year

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Declines For 11th Straight Year

Fewer American than ever have employers-sponsored health insurance. Fewer Americans than ever get health insurance through their employersIn 2011, the number of Americans under age 65 covered by employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) declined for the eleventh year in a row, finds a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report. In a new study, Employer-sponsored health insurance […]

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Billionaires Behaving Badly: Wealthy Show Contempt For Working People

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Billionaires Behaving Badly: Wealthy Show Contempt For Working People

Gina Rinehart – the world’s richest woman – hates you and isn’t afraid to let you know. Rinehart and American David Siegel are just two examples of what many the world’s wealthy think of working people – and that includes you upper middle class folks. Gina Rinehart earned her wealth the old fashioned way: inheritance. […]

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Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success

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Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success

Infographic – How Happy Employees Can Fuel Success In a down economy, not very many employers think, or continue to think, about keeping their employees happy. And in tight economic times happy doesn’t always need to include pay increases. As the inforgraphic below explains, studies show that happy and engaged workers and members of organizations […]

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Infographic: Where In The World Are American Jobs?

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Infographic: Where In The World Are American Jobs?

Where in the world are American jobs? And who do we blame for them disappearing? This infographic gives you the answers:

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Poll: Significantly Fewer U.S. 18- to 25-Year-Olds Uninsured

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Poll: Significantly Fewer U.S. 18- to 25-Year-Olds Uninsured

First a little bit of good news on health insurance in the United States. There are fewer uninsured people thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act, which allows children as old as 26 to remain on their parents’ health care insurance plans appears have an immediate effect on the number of Americans […]

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