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The construction industry needs a 'staggering' 2.2 million more workers to keep up with booming demand for houses amid the labor shortage
Amid a boom in home sales and a shortage in labor and available homes, the US needs millions more c…
Grace Dean,Heather Schlitz
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A labor-for-hire company says it's turning down jobs worth up to $2,500 each day because it can't find enough workers
Laborjack's founders say it can't find enough gig workers to meet demand: "We could be growing more…
Grace Dean
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Biden's executive order aims to stop businesses suppressing workers' wages
Biden's order, which will focus on promoting economic competition, will aim to give workers more ch…
Grace Dean,Anna Cooban
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A MNREGA worker who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games: The fascinating story of Ram Baboo
A daily wage labourer's son from an impoverished village in Uttar Pradesh, Asian Games bronze medal…
PTI
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There are 2 bright spots in the housing market: Construction companies are hiring more workers and paying them better
More construction workers means more homes — and that's good news for anyone looking to buy in the …
Alcynna Lloyd,Andy Kiersz
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A new Texas law will override mandated rest and water breaks for construction crews as extreme heat rises
Critics of a new Texas law that preempts local ordinances say it will override mandatory water brea…
Catherine Boudreau
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The labor shortage may have an old-fashioned solution: carpenters, electricians, and other trades are good jobs that make workers happy
The skilled trades have a labor shortage, too, but the work is high-paying and popular. Experts say…
Madison Hoff
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There's a simple step the government can take to raise pay and solve labor shortages — it's called prevailing wage law
A new study shows how the little-known law could keep workers from participating in a "Great Refusa…
Juliana Kaplan
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DeSantis' immigration plan is similar to Trump's, but it's way tougher on hiring undocumented workers
Hiring undocumented workers would be harder under DeSantis' immigration plan, which would require c…
Kimberly Leonard
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Workers still have the power: They're quitting their jobs and barely getting laid-off
"Rumors of the Great Resignation's demise were greatly exaggerated, at least for now," Indeed Hirin…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff,N…
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The construction industry's labor shortage forced one business owner to raise hourly wages to $25 and pay $250 bonuses for working at least 30 days - and he's even started offering health insurance
The pandemic sparked a wave of home improvements but shrank the construction workforce, and now com…
Heather Schlitz
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Blue-collar workers could save the US from recession as the tech industry withers
As an AI revolution looms and tech jobs see layoffs, blue-collar work is taking center stage. Exper…
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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PIL in SC seeks full wages for MGNREGA workers for lockdown period
"By the order dated March 24, issued under... the National Disaster Management Act, and binding on …
PTI
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A Nebraska construction CEO is reportedly giving employees $2,000 bonuses to offset inflation, which reached its highest level in 41 years
The bonuses also came with a request to "help us stay cost competitive" while on the job, Construct…
Dominick Reuter
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The wages of construction workers could skyrocket under Trump
Torsten Sløk: The traditional approach at the IMF and OECD is only to change your forecast when you…
Akin Oyedele
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The world's largest chipmaker promised to create thousands of US jobs. There are growing tensions over whether US workers have the skills or work ethic to do them.
Jobs at the TSMC semiconductor factory in Arizona could require long hours and total obedience. Ame…
Jacob Zinkula
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Goldman Sachs sees inflation 'finally falling' in 2023, with core prices set to drop under 3% as wage growth slows
Goldman sees supply chain improvements, labor-market rebalancing, and increasing supply in the rent…
Carla Mozée
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Construction company owner says labor shortage means he's paying up to $20 an hour to workers who have 'no idea' how to do the job
The owner of an understaffed Arkansas construction company described hiring inexperienced workers w…
Grace Dean
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Shake Shack wants to open over a dozen restaurants, but limited construction supplies might make it impossible until next year
The company originally hoped to open 12 to 15 new Shake Shack locations in coming months.
Emily Walsh
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The Biden administration wants to make it easier for gig workers to be full-time so Uber drivers and home health workers could qualify for benefits and better pay
The gig economy is propped up by low-paid contractors who often don't have benefits. The new rule s…