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Most American Workers See This As the Biggest Threat to Their Jobs…

Most workers agree on at least one common threat to U.S. jobs. Roughly half of U.S. adults believe there will be less job security over…

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Nightly Business Report (video)

Senior economics reporter Steve Liesman discussed The State of American Jobs, a Pew Research Center survey conducted in association with the Markle Foundation, in a…

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Women Are Dominating the Most Important Part of the US Economy

One of the big, long-term trends in the US economy has been the transition from manufacturing to services. In fact, employment in “knowledge-intensive” and service-sector…

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The Biggest Worry We Have About Our Jobs Is Not Immigration, It’s Irrelevance

The biggest worry Americans have about their jobs isn’t immigration; it’s irrelevance. In a new Pew Research report, 80 percent of survey respondents said outsourcing…

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Americans Like Their Jobs, but Worry About Keeping Them

Americans generally enjoy what they do for a living, but they are concerned about diminishing job security. So finds a new report from the Pew…

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These Are the Skills You Need to Find a Job in America in 2016

American jobs are not what they used to be. U.S. workers cannot rest on their laurels and expect to still be employed in the same…

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Friday’s Jobs Report Could Help Shape Election Outlook

When the Labor Department announces the September job-creation numbers on Friday, presidential candidates will pounce, hoping to find data to support their talking points on…

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Here’s What Millions of Americans Fear Most About Their Jobs

American workers believe the forces of globalization are the biggest threat to their paychecks, but they’re much less worried about the impact of immigration on…

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Knowledge@Wharton Interview with Zoë Baird and Kim Parker: People Staying in Jobs Longer

In this interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Markle CEO and President Zoë Baird and Pew Director of Social Trends Research Kim Parker discuss the findings of the…

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Are You Ready For the Labor Market of the Future?

The workplace of the future may belong to women. The shifting dynamics of the labor market are increasingly rewarding jobs that require social and analytical…

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Americans See Job Outsourcing as Biggest Threat to U.S. Workers

The truth about jobs — a hot-button issue on the campaign trail — seems to be open to interpretation. Donald Trump says foreign labor is…

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Job Market Shift Now Favors Women

The nature of work has changed radically in recent decades, and women have benefitted a Pew study says