Labor Markets

Seated beside a blue-jeans display at the Gap along North Michigan Avenue on Friday, Armando Torres filled in the last box of his application, then marched up three flights of stairs to join his fellow job seekers. The job fair at this busy downtown...

The nation's jobless rate jumped to 6.1 percent in August—its highest level in five years—as U.S. employers accelerated workforce cuts in response to weakening economic conditions. The Labor Department reported Friday that employers chopped...

U.S. worker productivity in the second quarter increased far more than previously estimated and labor costs unexpectedly declined, as employers trimmed payrolls without sacrificing production. Productivity, a measure of employee output per hour, rose...

Metropolitan Properties of Chicago LLC has prospered by preserving pieces of downtown's built legacy and adapting them to changing markets. When Louis D'Angelo formed the property management and investment firm in 1991, he was deepening already...

Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc. abruptly shut down its three Orlando-area locations Wednesday after filing for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest casual-dining chain to fall victim to the sour economy. Shells, based in Tampa, filed for Chapter 11...

Want to impress your boss? Come up with some cost-cutting strategies in this recession. It could help save your job. A receptionist at Champion Solutions Group in Boca Raton questioned why its out-of-town salespeople were sending expense reports by...

Shoppers at the Florida Mall and passengers at Orlando International may be startled today to see employees of beauty-supply shop Lush Ltd. wearing nothing but aprons. The stunt -- workers will be donning aprons reading "Ask Me Why I am Naked" at noon at...

As the unemployment rate marches higher — it was 5.7 percent in July, a full percentage point higher than a year ago — you can't help but be thankful if you have a job. Your warm sense of appreciation might turn decidedly tepid, however, once...

As the unemployment rate marches higher—it was 5.7 percent in July, a full percentage point higher than a year ago—you can't help but be thankful if you have a job. Your warm sense of appreciation might turn decidedly tepid, however, once you...

Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices. Two reports suggested that a bottom could be nearing for the housing market, but economists caution it's too...

Among all the pizza restaurants in the area, the recently opened Pizza Fusion, at 10160 Forest Hill Blvd., strives to take pizza to a whole new and guilt-free level. Their motto: "Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time." For starters, the ingredients...

As Anne Arundel schoolchildren return to class this week, 25 of them will have new school supplies provided by county Fire Department employees. Working with the county's social services agency, Fire Department employees paid for backpacks full of...