jobs

Cortez answers a call from a customer. She's earning $2,000 more a year than she made at her old job.

In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It

5:18pm May 26, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.

With the economy humming, U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. Shouldn't we be excited?

Economy

America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren't We Celebrating?

5:00pm May 20, 2019

by Pallavi Gogoi

U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?

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A large new study finds mixed results for the effectiveness of programs aimed at motivating healthful behavior — such as more exercise and better nutrition — among employees.

How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?

3:58pm April 16, 2019

by Julie Appleby

These job-based programs can motivate employees to make some changes in behavior, research finds, but don't seem to move the dial on workers' health status or employer spending on health care.

Economy

Winston-Salem Reacts To BB&T's Pending Merger And Move

5:56pm February 07, 2019

by Sean Bueter

Winston-Salem-based bank BB&T has announced it will merge with SunTrust Banks to create one of the largest banks in the country.

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Workers build bed frames at a factory in Commerce, Calif., near Los Angeles, in 2017. In January, the economy added a bigger-than-expected 304,000 jobs, including 13,000 in manufacturing.

U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosted Unemployment To 4 Percent

2:01pm February 01, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Job growth picked up for the 100th consecutive month even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown. Wage growth held steady.

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Even the Federal Reserve has noticed ghosting, which it defines as "a situation where a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact."

In A Hot Labor Market, Some Employees Are 'Ghosting' Bad Bosses

9:47pm January 25, 2019

by Emily Sullivan

More employers say they're being "ghosted," the Federal Reserve noted recently. That's when a worker just stops coming to work and is impossible to contact. The strong economy may help explain it.

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Economy

Davie County Announces $50 Million Industrial Complex

4:10pm January 23, 2019

by Sean Bueter

Davie County officials have announced a new building project to try to lure new businesses and jobs to the area that includes nearly one million square feet of industrial space.