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Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers

8:33 AM on Tuesday, August 11

America In Focus: US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs; mortgage rates rise again

1:37 PM on Friday, August 7

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet

8:37 AM on Friday, August 7

Employers everywhere are using AI – but business schools aren’t preparing students for the shift

8:35 AM on Friday, August 7

How college students are using AI to fight the 'job apocalypse’

11:58 AM on Thursday, August 6

In a post-pandemic world, job candidates feel caught between suits and hoodies

10:43 AM on Thursday, August 6

Virtual interviews and casual work environments are making it harder for job candidates to know what to wear to interviews

FILE - Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US job market stalled in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs, delivering political setback to Trump

9:47 AM on Thursday, August 6

U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June

FILE - A now hiring sign is seen in front of an auto body shop in Chicago, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US filings for jobless benefits rise to 199,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low

8:36 AM on Thursday, August 6

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years

Nurses are Quitting Hospitals to Start Injecting Botox

6:00 AM on Thursday, August 6

In this photo released by the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, speaks during a meeting with partners in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (World Health Organization Via AP)

WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

5:07 AM on Wednesday, August 5

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization

US job openings slip to 7.4 million, but labor market remains resilient in face of fighting in Iran

10:08 AM on Tuesday, August 4

U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from the fighting in Iran

WorkWorksUSA Expands Access to ACRE-Accredited Training for Supported Employment Providers Nationwide

9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

FILE - Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

The Met’s next fashion exhibit spotlights John Galliano, and will confront his troubled past

8:52 PM on Friday, July 31

The next Met Gala fashion exhibit will focus on John Galliano

US filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low

8:44 AM on Thursday, July 30

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to legal expenses and severance costs

4:31 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Meta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results

WorkMax(R) Releases New Article on the Importance of Construction Workforce Management

2:15 PM on Tuesday, July 28

TaxBandits Supports Employers and Tax Professionals in Filing Form 941 and State Payroll Returns Before July 31

7:00 AM on Monday, July 27

Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths

5:21 AM on Saturday, July 25

Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting patient care

US filings for unemployment aid fall to 187,000 last week, fewest since 1969

8:44 AM on Thursday, July 23

U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in decades last week as layoffs remain historically low despite global economic uncertainty

Sujata Chaudhary, who is transgender and a former aid worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the U.S. foreign aid cuts, poses for a photo in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

What a reporter learned covering the impact of USAID cuts on aid workers-turned-sex workers in Nepal

12:32 AM on Thursday, July 23

Associated Press reporter Kristen Gelineau, who has been covering the impact of the U.S. foreign aid cuts, reported and wrote the story of how the cuts have prompted scores of unemployed aid workers in Nepal to turn to sex work to survive

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