Lauren Kaori Gurley

• Economy

An endorsement vote for Biden is probable and is expected to pass.

• Economy

More than three-quarters of child labor violations in the first nine months of 2023 were in food service with most of those at franchised brands.

• Economy

Opposed by business and trade groups, the Labor Department rule will make it easier for millions of workers to get employee benefits and protections.

• Economy

A cooling but healthy U.S. labor market continues to produce strong gains for American workers.

• Economy

The year began with a recession forecast but ended with substantial wage growth and record union contracts for hundreds of thousands of workers.

• Economy

The final stretch of 2023 is shaping up to be the slowest hiring period in years for the U.S. labor market, as employers tighten their belts after years of explosive growth following the job losses of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Economy

There were 8.7 million jobs in October down from 9.3 million the previous month, according to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

• Business

The vote over a new contract ushering in wage increases has been a close one for UAW workers at General Motors plants. But UAW workers ratified the contract.

• Economy

The stoppage by Starbucks workers is expected to be larger than last year’s strike on the same day, but amounts to about 2 percent of the coffee giant’s 9,000 cafes nationwide.