The state adopted flexible remote-work arrangements, salary increases, education reimbursement policies and leave opportunities to increase recruitment.
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By 2024, Goodwill aims to establish three stores in Puerto Rico and have 40 to 80 employees working on the Caribbean island.
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The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file criminal charges in the case because the state employee paid back the full amount of $7,617.50 in restitution.
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Kuehne+Nagel Inc. said in a notice to the state that it will cease operations with Rockwell Automation when the contract between the companies terminates May 10.
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The measure builds on recent education efforts to “reinvent high school,” meaning a curricular change to create additional high school credit pathways in addition to college prep.
Meanwhile, the number of Americans quitting their jobs—a sign of confidence in the economy—rose modestly. And layoffs fell to the lowest level since June.
The unemployment rate rose modestly but for what economists consider a good reason: 232,000 people entered the labor force.
The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that openings rose in real estate, health care, manufacturing and construction.
The new leave also extends to mothers who experience stillbirth or fetal loss after 20 weeks of gestation.
Some analysts say they expect layoffs ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency to show up in the report in the coming weeks.
Workers in Indiana were among the millions of federal employees who on Tuesday received a memo offering the option to resign while still receiving pay through September.
The email sent to millions of employees said those who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary, but they have to choose to do so by Feb. 6.
Indianapolis-based OneAmerica Financial, the city’s largest private company, announced Wednesday that it will raise its minimum pay rate to the equivalent of $22 per hour for all full-time employees by March.
Friday’s report from the Labor Department report showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% in October to a still-low 4.2%.
The U.S. economy is strong and should continue to grow next year, Fifth Third Bank Chief Investment Strategist Tom Jalics said at IBJ’s 2025 Economic Forecast breakfast Thursday.
The employment report for October also revised down the government’s estimate of the job gains in August and September.
The rising level of continuing claims suggests that some who are receiving benefits are finding it harder to land new jobs. That could mean that demand for workers is waning, even as the economy remains strong.
Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, considered largely representative of layoffs, had risen moderately since May before this week’s decline.
The government reported Wednesday that the economy created 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March 2024, in the biggest revision to federal jobs data in 15 years.
Some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees.
Eliminating federal taxes on tips has suddenly emerged as just about the only idea that former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on—but experts say the proposal won’t have a big impact for most workers.
Layoffs dropped to 1.5 million, lowest since November 2022 and down from 1.7 million in May, a sign that employers remains reluctant to let go of staff.
Optimism is rising among economists, investors and Federal Reserve officials that U.S. inflation is nearly under control, with the latest report on consumer prices expected to show another month of mild increases.
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC said the closure will affect a total of 80 workers, the first of which are expected to be laid off next month.
